Hello again! Wow I know I'm writing more than I said I would, but I've had a lot of free time the last few days. :) I hope everyone had a really awesome New Years Eve, I did, even though I got really really sick. .

Couple: NatsuXLucy

Prompt: Moon

Word Count: 2,770

Release Date: January 1st, 2013

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fairy Tail.

Dear Mom,

Today for the second time, Natsu said he'd knock the moon out of the sky. Kinda.

"Natsu my bed isn't your's!" Lucy yelled, once again waking up to the pink haired mage curled up beside her in her bed. A thump was heard from where she kicked him, sending him, covers and all onto the floor. The chilly morning air hit her fast, causing her to sit upright in bed, growling. If it wasn't bad enough that Natsu climber into bed with her most nights of the week, now he was stealing her covers when she kicked him out of it.

The dragon slayer now slept over at the blonde's all the time now. Hardly a night went by that he wasn't sneaking into her bed since the night he'd found her asleep on the couch nearly a month before and then knocked her out the next morning. She wasn't sure what possessed him to join her that night or any night since then, but now it was like he'd been given permission and had decided that it was his bed.

This didn't sit well with Lucy.

Sure he was warm, which she sadly admitted, was nice with the cold night air, but she wasn't sure if him staying in her bed was a good thing. The Celestial mage wondered why he slept in the bed with her; didn't his hammock provide comfort? It had been before met her. Or had he snuck into other guild member's homes and shared a bed with them? Lucy shivered a little at that, suppressing the thoughts that came with that train of thought?

What if he'd snuck into bed with Gray? Or Erza? Or Mirajane? Or maybe even Elfman?

Natsu rubbed his head from where he'd smacked in onto the floor when Lucy had kicked him off the bed. Her kick hadn't hurt; it was Lucy for crying out loud, she was strong sure, but not that strong. He sighed; he'd been really comfortable and warm before she'd woken up. He hated when she woke up first, it was always followed by a scream and him hitting the floor.

"What are you laughing at?" The dragon slayer asked, watching his blonde friend giggle hysterically, red spreading across her face. He wasn't sure what she was laughing at, but whatever it was, must have been pretty funny he mused, because she wouldn't stop laughing.

"Did you used to sneak into other people's homes and share their bed before I joined Fairy Tail?" Her words were barely understandable, but Natsu managed to understand. He wondered why she was blushing, or why she'd even think that he'd go sneaking into other people's homes and sleep in their bed. Natsu only slept in Lucy's bed.

"Nope! Natsu and me only have ever snuck into Lucy's bed! She has such a comfy bed!" Happy exclaimed; the flying cat stretching at the foot of the bed. It had become his spot; to sleep at his Master's feet.

"Why me?" Lucy muttered, climbing out of bed and heading to the bathroom. It was cold and she really wanted a hot bath.

"Where ya goin' Luce?" The pink haired dragon slayer asked, grinning. He was already climbing back into the bed, Happy curling up next to him in a small blue ball. Lucy rolled her eyes at the sight, glaring from the bathroom doorway.

"I am taking a hot bath! And I swear you better not be in my bed when I come back out or else!" The Celestial mage slammed the door, angrily. Why couldn't she have normal friends? Who didn't sneak into her bed?

Natsu and Happy were already sound asleep by the time she got into the bath.

Lucy ignored the wish to be still curled up in bed next to the dragon slayer, pretending the bath was warm enough.

"Hey is there a reason you sneak into my bed?" They were sitting at her table, sipping on tea she'd made for breakfast. The breakfast noodles had already been devoured, mostly by Natsu and Happy. Lucy leaned her elbow on the table, placing her chin in her hand as she stared at her partner. He had slept the whole time she was in the bath tub, which had been about an hour. Natsu was leaning back in his chair, looking quite comfortable while Happy was sitting on the table.

"I just like your bed I suppose. It's really comfy and big," he grinned at her, putting his hands behind his head. He knew she didn't approve of him sneaking into her bed most nights, but Natsu couldn't help it. It was that he just loved her bed so much, sure he loved his hammock, but there was something about sleeping in his partner's bed that just sleeping so much better. It made him know she was safe; kept her warm with the coldest months of the year approaching and even helped hurry her along in the mornings when they chose to go to the guild hall. Plus Lucy always made him breakfast in the mornings. He just liked waking up next to her; it was like before when he'd been with Igneel.

It was nice to wake up next to someone; it didn't make him feel so lonely.

"Well that's helpful," Lucy sighed, clearly annoyed with the current situation. This wasn't how she expected having a boy sleeping in her bed to go. Sure, she'd realized that one day a man and her would be sharing a bed, but she always believed it would be after months and months of courting and the first time would be an accidental time. And then slowly but surely, he'd begin to sleep over more and more until he moved in or they got married.

Lucy supposed that the first time could be considered an accident on her part, plus there had been a reason that Natsu hadn't gone home. It had been pouring down rain; he surely didn't want to get drenched. But well there was no slow progression of him crawling into bed with her; it suddenly became an all the time thing. And she'd be damned if Natsu moved in or they got married.

Even the thought caused Lucy to shudder.

"Heya Luce, let's go to the guild and take up a mission!" His grin was infectious and the blonde mage banished her sour thoughts and smiled. Going on a mission was the perfect thing to do today. She needed the money to pay rent and it would take her mind off this whole sharing her bed with Natsu situation.

It would be a good day.

The mission was a real success for once.

They'd easily defeated the dozen or so dark mages that had been terrorizing a town. Natsu had pretty much came through the battle unscathed and Lucy managed to get maybe a scratch on her left arm. It wasn't big or really upsetting at all, but the blonde mage's partner had gotten all fired up over it and destroyed a building in his anger. Sometimes Natsu's temper went way out of hand.

Luckily the building had been deemed condemned and was scheduled to be torn down anyway, Lucy had cried in thanks due to their good luck. Now they wouldn't have to give any of the reward money back to the town to pay for damages.

The trio collected their reward of one hundred and thirty jewels and headed on home towards the guild, both in high spirits.

Lucy now had enough money to pay her rent with some money left over to spend until they're next mission. She wanted to hurry home and get out of the cold weather and to her nice warm bed.

Natsu just wanted to get back to Lucy's apartment. He wanted to make sure she really was okay; sure it was just a cut, but he worried.

Happy watched Lucy wander around the apartment in nothing but a towel on. The blue exceed munched on his fish, hiding on top of the fridge out of her line of sight. He really didn't want to be caught; it wasn't like he was peeping on her or anything. He was just waiting for her to get dressed so he could go snuggle into her warm blankets with her and Natsu.

It was his new favorite thing in the world to do besides eating fish.

"Happy! What are you doing in here?" She was pointing accusingly at him, her other hand in her hip. Her brown eyes were glaring at him, before darting back and forth. Lucy was looking for Natsu, if Happy was here then the dragon slayer wasn't too far behind. He had to be somewhere in the spacious apartment.

"We came over so we go to bed!" Happy exclaimed, finishing off the last of his fish before jumping down off the fridge and onto his blonde friend's shoulder. He really didn't want to be in trouble with her, but he knew that the sleeping over was kinda a sore spot for Lucy.

"Why can't you guys sleep over at your own place?" Stomping her foot, she headed towards her bedroom, jerking the door open and growling. There was Natsu on her bed, hands behind his head as he looked up at her with a huge grin on his face. "I just don't understand!" Throwing her hands up in anger, the blonde stomped over to her dresser and pulled out her pajamas and headed for the bathroom.

She slammed the door so hard that the whole building shook.

"Natsu, maybe we should go home…" The blue exceed wondered aloud. He didn't like when Lucy was mad at them, and she was really mad right now. Maybe it would do some good to sleep in their own bed for a few nights before sneaking into their friends again.

"No," the pink haired dragon slayer simply stared up at the moon through the window. He wouldn't go home. Lucy needed him here. He listened carefully as she got dressed, choosing to look at the bathroom door when she came out, seeming a little calmer than before.

"Natsu, why do you insist on sharing a bed with me?" Lucy spoke softly, trying to understand what was going on. She figured that maybe, just maybe if she tried to talk about it in a calm manner, she'd get some answers. The blonde sat at the end of the bed, sitting Indian style, watching Natsu copy her.

"I just like sleeping with ya," he looked her straight in the eyes and it struck how Lucy how serious he was.

"Why?" Sighing, she scooted closer to him a little, watching as he turned to look up at the moon. It was beautiful out tonight, hardly a cloud in the sky. Lucy idly wondered why she didn't just have Erza threaten to beat Natsu up if he didn't stop sneaking into her bed, but the teen realized she couldn't be that mean. It wasn't like Natsu ever touched her while they slept, he just slept.

"I guess because I miss sleeping with Igneel. I used to always curl up under one of his wings against his stomach when it was time to sleep. I felt so happy and protected there," the dragon slayer remembered all the times he'd curled up with Igneel and just slept or how often the great red dragon had taken care of him.

"So you sleep with me because you don't like to sleep alone? I'm a replacement for Igneel," Lucy understood a little. When her mother had first died, she'd refused to sleep alone, often crying until a maid would climb into bed with her and let her hold onto them while she slept. It had made her feel much better, and had helped chase the loneliness and sadness away.

"Yea, I guess so. That and well it's much too cold to be sleeping alone, Luce. You have no idea how cold your skin is when I climb into bed with ya most nights." He joked, trying to make it seem more casual than it really was. A grin split his face.

"You touch me while I sleep!?" She exclaimed, glaring at him a little. Well there goes the idea that Natsu wasn't a pervert, she thought.

"No no! Just Luce you kinda snuggle up to me, your feet are cold as ice too!" Holding his hands up in surrender, Natsu chuckled again. He didn't really mind that Lucy snuggled up to him; it felt more like he was sleeping with Igneel.

"Really? I don't do that!" Lucy exclaimed, her face turning into a mask of horror! Did this mean she was the perverted one? A giant blush went across her face.

"Yes you do!" Natsu shouted, smiling from ear to ear. He was enjoying teasing his friend a little and she looked quite cute with the blush across her face.

"Gah!" A thump was heard from where Lucy basically threw herself down onto her bed next to Natsu from embarrassment. She nearly jumped out of her skin when a rather large hand began patting her back in soothing circles.

"Ya know you're a weirdo Luce," Natsu smiled; he wasn't sure why he was patting her back, but he didn't like her in distress.

"Anyone ever tell you that you're like a freaking sun with how hot you are?" She grumbled, feeling her body relax into the mattress. The dragon slayer's warm hand felt nice on her back, chasing away the chill of the night air.

It was quiet for a few minutes as Natsu rubbed his friend's back, the blonde nearly falling asleep in that time.

"You're like that purple moon from that S class job we went on," the dragon slayer said suddenly, causing Lucy to jump awake from her dozing. She'd been half asleep from the warm and rubbing her back. The mage opened one of her eyes to look up Natsu, who was staring up at the moon.

"That why you wanted to destroy it so bad?" She joked, giggling just a little. Maybe being half asleep and trying to hold a conversation was a bad idea.

"No way! It was just a challenge!" He grinned down at her.

"So I'm a challenge then?" Lucy glared at him with one eye.

"Naa, you're like a purple moon because you're different from anyone I've ever meet, you're a really big weirdo," Natsu smiled softly at her, leaning against the headboard and leaving his hand lying on the middle of her back.

"Well ummm thanks, I guess," the teenager wasn't sure how to respond to him, choosing to take his words as an odd kind of compliment. She sighed in contentment, her eyelids getting heavier. "Wait are you saying you're gonna try to knock me out of the sky?" Her half asleep mind asked.

"Only if you suddenly start trying to bring back a demon," The fire breather grinned, before adding, "but I don't think I could ever hurt you even then."

Lucy was already asleep, the heat Natsu radiating putting her quickly off to dreamland.

Natsu wondered if this was how Igneel felt looking after him night after night, deciding that the feeling in his chest that made him happy was indeed how Igneel must have felt.

So well Natsu only said he'd knock the moon out of the sky if I was the moon and trying to revive a demon, but obviously that isn't gonna happen. I mean I'm a human! But yea I woke up and Natsu was curled up beside me, Happy at our feet. He still had his hand on the middle of my back and I felt warm all over.

I guess I'm gonna have to get over the fact that he climbs into bed with me. I mean I understand why he does it, he misses Igneel. I guess like I miss you. And it does feel nice to have him there; he keeps me really warm at night now. And I don't feel so lonely waking up to an empty apartment. Maybe I'll even start charging him a fee for eating all my food and sharing a bed! Wouldn't that be great?

I really love Fairy Tail Mom, it's given me a new family and such great friends like Natsu and Happy. And Erza and Gray. And even Levy-chan who keeps begging to read my book. I'll let her read it eventually. It's really coming along great Mom!

Well I think that's all Mom.

Love you,

Lucy.

P.S. Don't tell Dad.

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