Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail
Summary
Taking place as Lucy and Natsu step into their week of passionate nights, watch as the great dragon and the angel form a union never seen in over four hundred years!
Interlude:
Fairy Love
by
Magnafeana
Part III
A Mate's Duty
Everything was wet when she came to. The world submerged her body in water. But it did not feel like water to her. It felt like the coldness of the universe enshrouded her, healing her. She could feel the strength of her magic gaining little by little. It felt refreshing.
Lucy opened her eyes slowly. The first thing her eyes noticed was the darkness. She saw the outline of the trees in the darkness. Stars peeked out, curious as usually. Then she noticed a faint blue glow blow her. Lucy looked down and her eyes widened. She was sitting naked in the universe. From her neck down, her body was submerged in the universe. She saw a supernova explode, causing a neighboring supernova to explode. Another galaxy was being born.
"Took you long enough," came a gruff voice.
Lucy looked up to see someone standing there, pulling whatever she was submerged in and pushing it. She saw long aqua hair and worried blue eyes with traces of annoyance. "Aquarius?" she guessed in a whisper.
Lucy squinted to see it if was real. Aquarius was no longer with her. How could she be alive? However, once Lucy blinked Aquarius was not there for her. Instead, the woman had light pink hair, blood red eyes, and the inability to smile. "Porlyusica?" she wondered.
The healer grunted at her name. "You're awake," she said. "How are you feeling?"
Lucy had to take a second to ask herself that question. How was she feeling? Lucy looked down at what appeared to be the universe and brought up her hand. She inspected it carefully. It seemed okay and could move properly. She put her hand back in the universe. She tried moving the rest of her body and felt no pain. They had not even felt stiff. She felt energy coursing through her veins.
"I feel great," Lucy admitted honestly. She looked back at Porlyusica. "But what is this stuff?"
Porlyusica narrowed her eyes at the pool. "When you completed the mating ceremony, your body passed out, according to your spirits. Your magic, however, bonded with Natsu's magic and was frantic about losing you. It alerted your spirits of your unconscious state, but moving you too early would have broken you. They had to wait until the ruins deactivated to capture you. Loke went to the Celestial Spirit King and pleaded for help." Porlyusica paused to give Lucy a peculiar look. "Apparently, you and the King are friends." She sounded in disbelief at the statement.
Lucy smiled shyly. "Yes, we are," she verified.
Porlyusica studied her a moment longer then continued with the story. "The King granted your spirits access to their special healing water. Normally, it would kill a human even if their power were of Celestial Magic. But instead, the healing water accepted you. Your spirits and Natsu watched over you until I arrived then went back to the Celestial Realm. They saved you."
Lucy felt so thankful to her spirits. They cared that much for her. They wanted her safe. She would have to make a note to thank the Celestial Spirit King one day. A dull pain ached in her chest. She would do it without breaking a key this time. A thought crossed her mind and she looked at the old healer in confusion. "You came here? How? Why?" Lucy asked.
"The fool Makarov and the idiot boy knew you would get hurt," Porlyusica explained. "Makarov felt a power surge on Tenrou and alerted me. He made sure to make up a liable excuse to the public when they saw a hurricane of orange and gold."
Lucy was stunned. People could see it from that far away?
"I got on a boat, but the magic power was so much, I had to stay at the docks longer than anticipated. I brought medicine for you, but having you soak like this healed you faster and restored your strength to its prime and maybe more."
Lucy nodded, staring down at water. It was true that she healed. Her body was no longer blazing, no longer burning, no longer bruised. Hesitantly, she felt her magic. It still felt free and pure as before. But she felt something surrounding her magic. There was a sprinkle of orange somewhere. It showered her magic, protective and passionately loving. She felt gentle warmth in contrast to her coolness.
A hand went up to a small dip before her neck in panic. Lucy felt a jolt electrify her body. A wave of lust engulfed her for a moment. Then images of the person she wanted. Sincere onyx eyes, a carefree grin, the feeling of the warming sun on her skin, blazing flames, a thunderous roar, determination. Natsu.
"Be careful! That Mark you have is sensitive," Porlyusica warned.
"Where's Natsu?" Lucy demanded frantically.
Porlyusica sighed. "He's getting your room ready in my hut. He was watching over you earlier."
"You have your own house here?" Lucy asked, incredulous.
"It's the same as the hut I have in Magnolia, yes," Porlyusica revealed. "It hasn't been used in a long time, but I cleaned it out while you healed, which you should be done by now." She looked at Lucy closer, eyes narrowing. "You thought he would abandon you, didn't you? You were afraid he would leave you and never touch you."
Lucy did not answer. She only looked into the pool of the stars.
Porlyusica looked softly at the Celestial Mage. "Lucy, Natsu could not have left the island," she informed her. "You two have only just mated. From what Levy McGarden informed myself and Makarov, new mates cannot abandon their mates in this state."
Lucy looked at Porlyusica, eyes hollow with a twinge of confusion. "But… Natsu said—"
"What Natsu said is true," Porlyusica cut in. "Mates can be abandoned. However, that is only when mating is for just sex. When Natsu did the mating ceremony, he made it clear that this mating was to be bound forever. He marked you as well," she pointed out. "Marking happens between dragons when they are certain they are lifelong partners with their mates." Porlyusica sighed, shaking her head. "When a dragon marks their mate, they cannot leave their mates at all due to the strain of their bond."
"I don't understand either," Porlyusica continued. There was an undertone of aggravation in voice. "I can't ask you what happened during the mating ceremony and I don't want you to tell me," she added when Lucy opened her mouth. "The ritual is sacred between two mates and it is forbidden to speak of it to outsiders. But whatever happened, I can assure you that idiot boy loves you unconditionally and will never let you go."
A smile crept onto Lucy's face. Natsu would never leave her. She had nothing to fear. Natsu would be beside her always at their best and worse times. He never ran away from his problems, but faced them head-on. And he would never run away from her.
A curious thought came to Lucy. "What would happen if he tried running away from me?" she wondered.
A dark look came over Porlyusica in an instant. "But if he denied himself you rather than accepting it, his dragon side would eventually overtake him and would find you. He would kill anything in the way to get with you. You think this mating was bad?" she asked coldly and Lucy paled considerably. "When he would find you, it would be worse. You would not just fall unconscious. You would die. The bond would be broken and he would die as well."
A tear dripped onto Lucy's cheek. The severity of keeping away from a mate was more than Lucy thought.
"A dragon ripped of a bond is useless," Porlyusica continued. "He would die. Even if he did pull through, he would never be able to use his magic because his dragon side is dead. His human side would become weak and helpless, unable to eat and drink. He would die of starvation and grief."
"Stop," Lucy pleaded quietly.
Porlyusica paused and looked at Lucy's eyes already shedding tears of sadness and pain. "Don't worry. It will never happen to you and him," she assured gruffly. "Natsu loves you as his wife, friend, and mate. He needs you. In his love for you, in his want for you, he needs you," Porlyusica said.
"Is it all due to the Mark?" Lucy asked.
Porlyusica shook her head. "The idiot boy loves you. I know he hates to stay away from you. The Mark is just amplifying that feeling to be close to you."
"And because I'm not a Dragon Slayer, I don't feel the Mark's pull," Lucy realized.
Porlyusica cocked her head again. "You can't give him the same Mark he gave you, no. The Mark still affects you. Maybe it will make you more emotional when you touch it or will make you want Natsu. I don't know. I did a fair bit of research to do on dragons with little result."
"It's fine. Thank you, Porlyusica," Lucy appreciated.
"Don't thank me," Porlyusica denied. "Thank Makarov and your idiot husband for thinking about you."
Lucy nodded. She felt her heart soften at that. Natsu was always looking out for her. And to see the Master worried about her made her smile. He really was like the father she never had. Once she and Natsu returned to Fairy Tail, she would most certainly have to thank the Master for all his help and concern.
"All right, let's get you in my hut. It's close by," Porlyusica said. "Natsu has clothes for you and your keys."
Lucy nodded. She moved to stand up in the water. Rather than wincing and feeling sore, she felt rejuvenated. She stood up in the water, the universe dripping off her skin. She looked at her body. It looked flawless and glowed. She looked normal. She felt normal. She took a tentative step out of the pool then another, leaving behind the healing water. The air was surprisingly warm at such a time during the night. It felt soothing. Like Natsu.
A towel was in Lucy's face and she accepted it graciously, wrapping it around her body. "What happens to the healing water?" she wondered.
"How am I supposed to know? I don't have the answers to everything," Porlyusica seethed suddenly, stalking away.
Lucy smiled. That sounded like the Porlyusica she knew: moody and always irate. Lucy followed her into the woods. Natsu was there, waiting for her. It was a little disappointing that he was not there when she woke up, but he was here nonetheless. He still wanted her. He would endlessly want and love her. That made her giddy. Out of all people, Natsu chose her as his partner, her as his best friend, her as his girlfriend, her as his wife, her as his lover, her as his mate. Lucy knew she had nothing to fear with Natsu abandoning her because he never would.
"You know, Dragon Slayers have a lot more to fear if their mate is human," Porlyusica said randomly.
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"A bound Dragon Slayer is tied to their mate through love, through souls, through sex. Like a dragon, they can never leave their mate. However, if their mate is human, the human is not bound to the Dragon Slayer. The human is free to be with anyone they desire even after the mating. Granted the Dragon Slayer will kill anyone who dare mates with their mate, but humans are left with their free will to love anyone intact."
"Natsu knows I would never leave him," Lucy said confidently. "We trust each other."
"That's why your relationship is unique," Porlyusica said. "Not only is this the first time in over four hundred years a Dragon Slayer and human have mated, but the love and trust you two have is something rare, something valuable. It is what all Dragon Slayers one day wish to have."
"I hope they do," Lucy wished quietly. Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, and Wendy already had someone in their lives. Lucy could see the way Gajeel would subtly look after her. She could see Yukino become Sting's center of attention when they were together. She could see Rogue's affection toward the reformed Minerva. She could hear Wendy and Romeo making lovers' promises as she and Natsu did when they were younger. Even Erik sacrificed his freedom for Kinana and Laxus worked up his courage to propose to Mira. All of the Dragon Slayers deserved eternal happiness.
Lucy shivered under her towel. She missed Natsu's warmth. She missed his arms around her. She missed his teasing. She missed him.
"Don't be look like that, girl. He's waiting for you."
Lucy's eyes snapped onto Porlyusica, who kept her silent trek. Lucy gave a small smile and her eyes held her happiness. "Thank you, Porlyusica," she said again, even when she knew no accepting of her gratitude would come.
Porlyusica led Lucy up to Siamese trees. Both were large, but their girths connected. A replica of the door to Porlyusica's Magnolian home was the trees and there were a few carved out windows. Porlyusica opened the door and held it for Lucy. Without hesitation, Lucy padded into the darkness. She heard Porlyusica mutter a spell under her breath and light flooded into the hut. The room looked comfortable with shelf upon shelf of medicines and rubs and bandages. There was a small kitchen against the sidewall and bookshelves crammed with healing novels on the opposing wall.
Porlyusica brushed past Lucy and led her to a large hole in the back of the room. To the right was a small hallway with two doors and to the left were stairs carved out from the tree. Porlyusica pointed to the small hallway. "Left is your room with Natsu. You had quite collection of clothes in your cottage so Natsu brought a few down. Right is the bathroom."
Lucy nodded. "Got it."
"I will be upstairs," Porlyusica said. "From my guess, that healing water cured you're hungry and thirst, but the kitchen has food. Don't touch any of my remedies."
"How long are you staying here?" Lucy wondered.
"For tonight. Then I leave," Porlyusica said brusquely. "If you aren't comfortable at the cottage, I'll let you stay here. Good night."
"Good night!" Lucy farewelled. Porlyusica ignored her adieu and climbed the stairs swiftly as though she had somewhere better to be.
Lucy sighed and turned to the small hallway. She walked a few steps to the bedroom door and opened it. Her hand groped for a light switch on the wall. Once she found it, she flicked it on. The room looked a bit old-fashioned, but it was definitely better than returning to the cottage. The bed in the bedroom was large with a worn out quilt and a few large pillows. A familiar key ring with numerous keys attached lied on the belly of the bed. A nightstand and a lamp were next to it. A small desk and chair was shoved in the corner by a carved out window. The dresser was on the wall opposite of the bed with a majestic wardrobe next to it. Lucy could tell Porlyusica had prepared the room for her with a quick dusting and sweeping.
Lucy felt a pang of disappointment. There was still no Natsu. She could feel he had been in the room, but he was not there in the room at the moment as she expected. She sighed. Oh well. He would show up eventually.
Lucy darted to the bed and plopped on it, grabbing her keys. She thumbed each key with a smile on her face. "Thank you. All of you," she said. "You risked it to save me. I'm lucky to have you all as friends."
A soft glow emitted from her keys as though accepting her gratitude. Her hand stopped over a key that belonged to the man who never would leave her. The man who led the Golden Zodiacs.
She pointed the key in front of her. "Ope—!"
A flash of gold erupted before Lucy. A pair of strong arms tackled her onto the bed and she felt the power and warmth behind them. She heard sniffling. Lucy laughed quietly and hugged him back. "Hey Loke."
"I thought you were gone," Loke whispered hoarsely. "I—I thought we lost you! You're magic nearly left your body, Lucy! You could have died! You—…! You—…!" Loke's shoulders trembled.
Lucy consoling rubbed his back. "It's okay, Loke. I'm here. I'm right here."
"You shouldn't even still be here," Loke said. He pulled away from her. His tinted shades did his eyes no justice, but Lucy saw tears flowing down his cheeks. He looked so shaken, so lost. "With all that you went through, I just don't understand." A hand reached out to touch Lucy's cheeks. She smiled when she felt his shaking fingers. "But you're alive. You're here. You're with me. You're alive," he realized.
Lucy touched his hand, pressing it into her cheek. Her brown eyes were gentle and warm. "I am," she agreed. "I'm right here with you, Loke. I'm here."
Loke wiped away his tears, sniffling while doing so. "Can't cry. Ladies hate criers." He paused. "Though I guess some women like the sensitive type," he joked with a watery chuckle.
Lucy shook her head good-naturedly. "You and women, Loke. I swear some girl's father will track you down."
Loke grinned. "Good thing I'm basically immortal." His grin faltered and his eyes went back to their sad state. "Lucy," he murmured, "I need to know."
Lucy sobered, understanding his meaning. "What do you want to know?" she asked.
"What the Hell happened back there?" Loke exclaimed. "I could feel Natsu's fire around me and heard the spirits singing back to Natsu's magic, but then after that? Lucy, your body couldn't take it anymore! And I—…! I wasn't allowed to protect you!" He was trembling again. "I failed… I couldn't protect the one master—the one friend—that's given me everything a spirit could ask for!"
"Wait," Lucy stopped. Her expression morphed into that of confusion. "What do you mean you couldn't protect me?" she asked.
"If we all jumped in to help you, we would have interrupted your flow of magic, and doing that could have gotten you hurt." Loke grimaced. "And in Natsu's state, he would've tried to kill us."
Lucy scoffed at that. "Natsu knows you all. He wouldn't kill you. He's friends with you."
"Did you not see his dragon side?" Loke questioned, incredulous. Lucy averted her eyes to her lap and nodded. Loke looked at her with wide eyes. "He didn't tell you."
Lucy abruptly looked at Loke, eyes puzzled. "Tell me what?" she demanded.
Loke sighed. He set himself on the bed, in a spot on Lucy's left. He ran a hand through his mane of dirty blonde hair. "Lucy," he began, "the humans may have destroyed every book about dragons, but the still exist in the Celestial Realm's library. It's usually spirits like Crux who even go in there, but I went there after the whole Acnologia thing." He frowned. Lucy saw his hand tense as though itching to become a fist. "Male dragons are monsters when they mate. They control their female. They force their female to surrender themselves to their male. Males will even punish their female should the female disagree during the mating."
Lucy nodded regardless it was not necessary. She knew that much without reading. She remembered hearing Natsu's voice demand she answer him, punishing her with nips and rewarding her with licks. The type of controlling aggression he used was not something she ever saw in him.
Loke went on: "That's not it. Male dragons that Mark their mate are deadly. Natsu would kill anyone no matter what as long as they tried interrupting. We spirits may be immortal, but we can still get hurt. And Natsu would have definitely hurt us. That's no question."
Silence enveloped the two. Loke stared at the floor while Lucy absently stared at her lap. She took in Loke's words. Natsu would have attempted murder in her spirits—or anyone—just to continue the mating. The thought of Natsu killing her spirits made her blood boil. He would have to kill her to kill them and that was never going to happen. The thought of death brought up another fact: she could have died. Lucy winced when she remembered all the burning pain she felt. Natsu warned her about how much she could get hurt and she brushed off his concerns. But now she understood. She understood his reason for being scared. The mating was ruthless. It was obvious his dragon cared for her as his mate, but he mated with her as he would with another Dragon Slayer. To him, such aggression was in his blood; it was normal. But to her, such aggression could kill. And yet even after all that, Lucy loved Natsu. She would always love him. She wanted to be with him, and he wanted to be with her.
But just where was he?
Loke suddenly stiffened, making Lucy look at him curiously, but he relaxed a moment later. "Why don't you go change into your pajamas?" Loke suggested. "The spirits can feel how you're doing, but I'll go back and tell them how you are."
Lucy nodded again. "Okay."
Loke put a hand on Lucy's cheek, rubbing a thumb on her skin. "I just want to make my princess happy again. She always looks the most beautiful of them all when she smiles. Of course"—Loke smirked—"she looks the sexiest when she's angry."
Lucy let out a shaky laugh, pushing him away. "Just go, you perv. And I'll have you know I look sexy anytime of the day, anywhere."
Loke shot her a sly look. "Mind if we test that theory? Maybe get you in the shower—?"
"Married, Loke," Lucy reminded.
Loke stood up and winked at her. "For now." Lucy laughed. "I'll be here whenever you need me, Lucy." He reached out a hand and Lucy took it, grasping on it tightly. Loke smiled softly at her then disappeared in a shimmering light.
Lucy's smile dropped back into a frown. Natsu was still not there. She sighed. Maybe it was time for her to get some sleep. Lucy got up and went over to the wardrobe. She opened it and was surprised when she saw the closet full of her clothes from the cottage. She let her towel slip off as she looked for decent pajamas.
She saw an old purple t-shirt with a theme park logo she got on a mission watching a rich kid at a "commoner" amusement park. Lucy nicked it off the wrack and examined it. She smiled at the memories the shirt had. It was a mission only Natsu and her took, Happy opting to take a mission with Wendy and Carla. The rich kid the couple watched over was snooty and demanding, but learned he could not be such around "commoners" and eased into the persona of a regular kid. Lucy had to become the mother of him and Natsu when they ran off to eat more than they could handle, hurt themselves, and played childish games ending in argument. Only once did the kid run away in anger to which Natsu easily snuffed him out and reprimanded him. Many people complimented Natsu and Lucy on having such a handsome son. The rich kid did have flint eyes and golden hair. Lucy tried to explain, but Natsu and the kid played along. By the end of the night, the kid fell asleep on Lucy's shoulder on the carriage ride to his family's mansion. He woke up when they passed him off to his nanny and sleepily pleaded for the two to come back and take him out again, earning a solemn promise from Natsu and Lucy.
On the train ride to Magnolia, Lucy could remember Natsu's words: "You know I hope, one day, we have a kid as cool as that. You would make a great mom, Lucy."
Lucy slipped on the shirt, feeling no need for a bra. The shirt was large on her, coming down to mid-thigh. She walked to her dresser for underwear. Children were a concept Lucy and Natsu had discussed, but barely agreed on. He loved kids and as did she. He wanted a big family and as did she. However, he wanted kids soon while Lucy wanted to wait. She wanted to go around Earth Land and explore before children came into the picture. Lisanna had confessed she was thinking about having kids with Bixslow right away, saying she was not getting any younger. Lucy agreed, but still wanted to wait for kids.
Lucy pulled out a dresser and found a couple panties stuffed inside. She grabbed a random one and slipped it on under her shirt. A wild breeze fluttered into the room, ruffling her shirt. Lucy turned to the carved-out window. Slowly, she walked over to it, peering into the darkness. Nothing but trees and lightning bugs were outside. She looked up at the night sky. Stars glittered the quilt of blue, some outshining others. It still captivated her how the sky could paint such a wonderful painting. The stars never failed to light the way for the moon as she slowly walked the skies, ignoring the waves' cries for her attention. How beautiful.
A summer breeze swirled around Lucy, ruffling her hair. She closed her eyes, accepting as the breeze spun around her then moved on. "Natsu," she hummed.
"I love it when you call my name like that," came a soft voice.
Lucy opened her eyes in shock to see Natsu standing in front of her, grin and all. His grin looked a little forced and his loving eyes hid his true emotions, but he was there nevertheless. She opened her mouth and worked it several times but could not get a clear word out.
"Mind if I come in?" Natsu asked gently.
Lucy slowly moved back to give Natsu space. He expertly hopped onto the ledge before jumping down from the ledge to the floor. He stood to his full height. It was just they, staring at each other. No words. No movement. Just silence. Just staring.
"You weren't there," came Lucy's quiet words.
Natsu looked ashamed of himself when his eyebrows slammed together and his eyes held remorse. "I'm so sorry, Lucy. Gramps and I had to do a mirror conference back at the cabin and it took longer than I thought. I wanted to be the first one you saw when you woke up, believe me!" he insisted.
"I do," Lucy whispered. "More than you know."
Natsu nodded and his eyes went to the ground. Lucy saw his fists clenched. He looked tense. Lucy knew it. He was too hesitant, too scared to approach her. He was punishing himself. He thought he would hurt her again.
"Natsu," Lucy said softly, "look at me."
Natsu did not do as he was told. Instead, he gritted his teeth. "I can't," he growled.
"Why?" was Lucy's question.
"I just—… I try so hard to protect you and I hurt you. I could have killed you, Lucy. But all I want to do is go over to you and make love to you again and again," Natsu whispered. "But I can't."
"Natsu, please look at me," Lucy pleaded, taking slow steps to him.
"I don't deserve to," Natsu bit back. "I don't deserve to touch you."
"Natsu," Lucy begged, standing before him. She took her hands and put them on his cheeks, guiding his face toward hers. She could see those eyes she adored. They were torn between self-loathing and desire, pain and pleasure. He was fighting his instincts.
"Even just this makes me want to kiss you," Natsu said to her quietly.
"Then do it," Lucy challenged.
Natsu tried to interject, as he looked frantic by her request. "Lucy—"
"Natsu, I want you to kiss me," Lucy demanded. "I want you to make love to me. I want you to want me again."
Fire was lit in those onyx pools. "I will always and only want you," Natsu promised her solemnly.
Lucy smiled. No doubt he was honest. "Good. Then show me."
Before Natsu could accept or reject her offer, Lucy brought him into a well-needed kiss. She moved her hands to his hair as she moved her lips against his. Natsu showed no hesitation as he sunk into the kiss and his hands went to her waist, pulling her closer. The kiss was filled with uncapped love and heated craving. The kiss was urgent. The two needed to feel the other.
Natsu broke the kiss to trail kisses along Lucy's jaw. His lips left a scorching trail as he moved down Lucy's neck, making her hum in pleasure. Once Natsu's lips kissed the Mark, Lucy's eyes shot open as wild need electrified her and made desire pull at her lower stomach. She felt a throbbing between her legs. She wanted Natsu to be the one to help her release it. She needed him.
"Natsu," Lucy breathed in his ear in a husky tone. "Bed. Now."
Natsu wasted no time picking up Lucy in his arms and carrying her over to their bed. Both were frantic about their kisses, desperate, needy. Before either knew it, Lucy was laid on the bed, and Natsu climbed on top of her. Their lips parted from each other as they rushed. Before Lucy had time to drag Natsu's lips back to her, Natsu showered Lucy neck in fiery caresses. Lucy instinctively ran her hands through his hair, sighing his name. Natsu roughly kissed the Mark on Lucy's neck.
"Natsu!" Lucy gasped. A shock of pleasure jolted her. The throbbing in her core made her whimper. It hurt to be so aroused. Thoughts ran through her head. Nights of Natsu covering her body in kisses. Nights of Natsu licking the length of her sex. Nights of Natsu asking her what felt good as he tried new moves that made her toes curl at the moment. Just those memories made Lucy moan and want Natsu more.
Natsu understood Lucy's pain. He felt the instinct to make love to her, to mate her, to mark her once more. Her scent was so delicious. Her skin was sensitive to his touches and his alone. He felt possession take over him when he kissed her Mark. She was his. And he was hers. It pleased him in more ways than she would ever know that he could only feel this way with her. He would always want her. He would always love her. He would always need her.
Natsu was quick to try and tear the shirt off Lucy's body, but she stopped him. "Not this shirt," she begged. "Just let me get it off."
Natsu growled, inpatient, but crawled off her. "Fine," he agreed reluctantly.
Lucy quickly sat up and grabbed the hem of her shirt to pull it up and left it over her head. The minute the shirt was off and she threw it to the floor, Natsu forced her onto her back. His mouth attacked her chest in a series of kisses. With each kiss, lick, and nip, Lucy groaned, clawing Natsu's hair. God, how she missed him!
"Clothes off," Lucy demanded breathlessly as the ache between her legs worsened.
Natsu complied, moving off the bed to shed his shirt and scarf. His eyes remained on Lucy as she lay before him, face flushed in arousal and chest heaving. It burned him to see the raw hunger in her eyes. She looked like a ferocious lioness, eying her mate. He knew he must have looked like a starved dragon in her eyes, but to see her want him that much made him growl in approval. But it made his cock twitch painfully.
Lucy watched as Natsu threw his vest and scarf aside, working on his pants. She knew she had more patience than he, but her ache hurt! A hand went to her panties. She slowly rubbed herself and groaned at the relief she felt. This was what she needed!
"No!" Natsu roared. He grew furious when he saw Lucy touch herself as he kicked off his pants. Only he was allowed to touch her there. "Lucy, no!"
Lucy reluctantly withdrew her hand, looking at Natsu through hazy eyes heavy with longing. "But it hurts," she insisted.
Natsu easily discarded his boxers. "Then let me help make it better," he suggested. He began to crawl back on the bed. He went in-between Lucy's legs, hit with her smell of arousal. He knew her smell made his mind go blank with lust, but this was different. Before, the craving he felt was to please her, to lap up her sensual juices, to tease her with his fingers. But her smell made him buck his hips. He needed to be inside her. He knew he would explode from her smell alone if he were not fast enough.
Natsu tore off Lucy's underwear, throwing the ripped panties somewhere in the room. He salivated at the sight of her wetness. He would never stop loving that sight. Maybe he had a little time for pleasure. He dove in to give her wet lips a rough kiss.
Lucy cried out at Natsu's mouth. Unlike those teasing caresses he gave her nether lips, this was rough and frenzied. Her nerves were set on edge and she wanted let go of all the recoiled tension. She felt Natsu begin tonguing her, the tip of his tongue flicking her bundle of nerves. He began to move his lips upon her wet ones and a deep growl rumbled in his throat, vibrating against her. She felt herself clench at that. This was so much!
"Natsu!" Lucy cried.
Natsu pulled away from her in an instant to climb on top her, giving her hot skin butterfly kisses. He glanced down to make sure he was in the right position before pulling back his hips and thrusting into her.
It was just what the two of them needed.
Natsu and Lucy groaned as he sank into her. Lucy welcomed him by clenching on him instantly. Natsu gritted his teeth as he went deeper. She was closing in on him. It felt so good. It felt so right.
Then he began to move.
It was nothing like their first time. He was not going to go slow. Their nerves were high strung and both were desperate for release. He thrusted into her bruisingly fast and forced the bed to bounce with every slap of skin. The mattress was old and the squeak of bedspring pierced through the room, but neither cared. Lucy's moans were the only thing for Natsu cared. His mouth latched onto one of her breast and he bit a little at the nipple. He felt overjoyed and even smug about Lucy's pants. He was the one making her so breathless, so tight. God, was she tight!
"Natsu, Natsu, Natsu," Lucy chanted like an incantation, overwhelmed by his roughness. She felt tension coil in her lower stomach. Feeling him plunge into her was a sensation she could not describe! She heard from a blushing Levy that going rough during sex was always hotter and now she understood the reason. She did like to take it slow, but at such a fast pace, everything was so much more thrilling! She just needed to rel—
Natsu accidentally pressed on the spot on her lower stomach.
Lucy screamed as her muscles contracted.
Natsu felt ecstatic when Lucy came, screaming his name. His name. He loved it when she said it. She could just be casually saying his name in greeting and it aroused him. But hearing her scream it was the absolute most amazing way she could say it. He felt her milking him, tightening around his length as he thrust into her. It felt breathtaking! It turned him on even more.
Natsu knew he was going to come. He felt himself losing his resilience. He had been fighting not to lose himself within the first second of being inside Lucy, but he knew he had to give up the fight. He could feel himself starting to come. Just before he came, his mouth left Lucy's chest and found Lucy's Mark.
He bit down on it again. Hard.
"Natsu!"
Two things happened.
Natsu spluttered into her in a series of jolts.
Lucy burst into a powerful orgasm.
Both of them nearly blacked-out from their release. They were frozen in throes of their orgasms. Some of their combined sensual juices seeped onto Lucy's inner thighs and the comforter. However, neither cared. They were too wrapped in their relief.
Lucy eventually climbed down from her orgasmic high. She felt weak and boneless as she stared at the ceiling with blurry eyes. Natsu felt as if his strength was depleted. His head came down to rest on Lucy's chest, panting heavily.
"That…was…" Natsu tried to say in-between pants.
Lucy didn't need him to finish to understand him. "Yeah," she said dreamily. "It was."
Both stayed in their position for a few more moments. It was just them. Together. Just as it would always be.
Natsu tiredly raised his head from Lucy's chest to give her a weak grin. "Lucy, you're really loud," he commented.
Lucy smiled back at him the best she could. "I know. The landlady told me the people in my old building voiced their complaints, remember?" she reminded him.
Natsu chuckled as he brought a hand to Lucy's cheek, rubbing it with his thumb. Lucy purred in contentment. "You know, as long as it's me making you that loud, I don't give a damn what they say."
Lucy hummed her agreement. "I'm glad. But you're going to make me lose my voice," she joked good-naturedly.
Natsu did his best to shrug. "If you lose your voice to screaming my name, I can live with that," he decided. He hesitated, onyx eyes wavering in uncertainty. "Lucy," he started.
Lucy sighed. She had wanted to talk before, but after such a heated make-out session, she wanted him to make love to her more. She new they had to talk eventually. "I know, I know. But could you please pull out first so you can lie with me?" she suggested.
Natsu looked down to see them connected and then back to Lucy to give her a sheepish smile. "Sorry," he apologized.
Lucy laughed. "You seem to keep for forgetting," she pointed out.
"It just feels so natural," Natsu confessed, a blush on his cheeks as he looked away from Lucy's amused stare. "Ah crap, I'm saying weird stuff again—"
"Natsu," Lucy said gently. A soft hand touched Natsu's cheek and guided him back to her, soft hazel staring into embarrassed onyx. She smiled at him. "I know what you mean. It feels"—Lucy blushed—"natural having you inside me."
"See? It's embarrassing to say!" Natsu insisted.
Lucy playfully scowled at him. "Would you just pull out?" she ordered, looking away from him.
Natsu laughed, but made no remark. He looked down as he carefully pulled out. He flicked his eyes toward Lucy, but her eyes were closed and she looked relaxed. Natsu smiled to himself. He could get used to that look after their future passionate lovemaking sessions. Seeing her so tranquil made him instantly happy. She was his happiness. He pulled the rest of himself out. He carefully moved out from between Lucy's legs and fell into the space to her right.
As he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, Lucy turned on her side to face him. She sighed through her nose and opened her eyes, chocolate clashing with onyx. Lucy smiled. "Hi."
Natsu grinned. "Hey." His grin dropped into something more nervous. "Listen, Lucy, about our mating…"
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "What about it?" She shot him a panicked look. "Did something go wrong?"
Natsu was quick to shush her. "Nothing went wrong," he assured. "Actually, everything went really good. From what I know about mating, it is never that compatible. Only the best mates can combine magic like that."
Lucy smiled brightly. "So we really are good for each other," she determined.
"Hell yeah we are! But"—Natsu sighed—"Lucy, I just need you to understand about the mating. I should have explained it earlier."
"Porlyusica explained some of it to me," Lucy intervened.
Natsu nodded. "I was hoping she would," he admitted. He squeezed his eyes shut and gritted his teeth. "There aren't enough sorries in the world to tell you how much I'm sorry. I hurt you. And I can never forgive myself for what I did to you."
Lucy put a comforting hand on his cheek. "Natsu," she started.
"But I will try to accept it," Natsu finished, cutting her off. He opened his eyes. Reflecting in the pools of flint with jade sprinkled was a fire of determination. There was slight remorse, but the determination outshone it. "I may not be able to forgive myself, but I'll try to accept what I did."
"And I'll be there to help you," Lucy vowed. "We're in this together, mates or not. You're still my best friend, Natsu. I'm always going to be here for you."
Natsu smiled lightly. "I'm glad. You're still my best friend too." He took a deep breath and sighed loudly. "All right, that's enough of me gettin' soft."
Lucy pouted mockingly. "Aw. The big bad demon boy is going soft for me? I should be honored," she teased.
Natsu stuck his tongue out at her. "You should. I would never do this for anyone beside you."
Lucy rolled her eyes. "Oh, how lucky am I," she murmured.
For the next few moments, the two were silent. Natsu took to stroking Lucy's side. His eyes wandered around her body at every curve and edge. He appreciated her. He loved her. He would never stop loving the angel lying next to him. Lucy felt soothed with Natsu's soft strokes and sighed blissfully, closing her eyes. They did not have to say any words. They were just two people caught in a lover's embrace. They were Natsu and Lucy, the couple who survived Heaven and high water—together.
Lucy suddenly spoke up. "Natsu, what exactly does all this Mark stuff mean?" she asked.
Natsu groaned, but didn't stop stroking Lucy's side. "Damn it! I knew I was missing something!" Natsu drew his hand up to Lucy's hair and tucked her golden locks behind her ear. He looked at the dark spot on Lucy's neck lovingly, a smile coming to his lips.
"Porlyusica explained a little bit about Marks to me," Lucy added. "But I want to hear it from you."
Natsu sighed. "A Mark is something dragons give to their mates to tell everyone else, 'that dragon is mine, not yours, so don't touch them'. The Mark I gave you tells others Slayers you're my mate and my mate alone. No one else can touch you but me."
"Porlyusica told me human mates can still be with whomever though," Lucy pointed out.
That made Natsu's eyes harden. "I know," he growled. "And it sucks. No other Dragon Slayer can touch you, but any regular guys can." He tensed. "It burns me up just thinking about other guys touching you."
Lucy saw anger contort in Natsu's eyes and was quick to pacify him. "No one but you will ever touch me," she guaranteed softly. "I promise. I only want you, Natsu."
Natsu's anger dissipated in an instant. Her assurance calmed him back to his normal self. "Good. Because I hate sharing my things," he said.
Lucy raised an eyebrow, a grin tugging on her lips. "Oh, so I'm one of your 'things'?"
Natsu nodded proudly. "Damn right! Just like I'm one of yours, so it's fair. I don't have to share you, and you don't have to share me." He wrinkled his nose. "I mean I heard about those threesome-type things."
Lucy looked at him with wide eyes. "You mean you want a"—red covered her cheeks—"threesome?" She said the word carefully, almost as though someone would overhear.
Natsu furrowed his eyebrows. "Nah, they sound funny. And none of it adds up as to how it happens. I'd rather just be having sex with you. It'd be too awkward with someone else with us. And they'd touch you." He tensed again, and Lucy saw the flash of jealousy and possession in his eyes. "No one but me gets to touch you."
"I know. You've reminded me more than once," Lucy laughed. "And I get what you mean. But I get what you mean. Stuff like that is weird. I guess people are into kinky stuff like that."
"Oh! Speaking of kinky, Cana said one night I'm supposed to tie you to the bed. She said it'd make sex a lot hotter."
Lucy's face drained of color, as her eyes grew wide. "Cana…said that, huh?" she asked in an absent tone.
Natsu didn't seem to understand. "Yeah. It was weird too. Why would I tie you in chains? You wouldn't be able to touch me. And I love it when you touch me."
Lucy merely blinked. "Yeah," she said in a faraway tone.
Natsu still kept going. "But then Gray added that you could tie me to the bed. But that would suck too because I wouldn't be able to kiss you or touch you or lick you," he listed.
Thoughts instantly swamped Lucy. She remembered the rough kiss Natsu gave her sex earlier. She remembered his tongue stabbing into her, making her groan. She remembered him using his fingers to excite her, thrusting in and out of her at whatever pace he desire. Oh, just the thought made her squirm. She felt a pull in her lower stomach and a throbbing between her legs. Lucy's eyes fluttered shut as she imagined Natsu caressing her inner thighs while rubbing her clit. Such a wondrous fantasy…
Natsu grinned when he smelt Lucy's scent. He knew just that would arouse her. Cana was right: talking about kinky stuff like that would get Lucy wet. He didn't need to add all the theatrics like the "husky tone" Loke recommended using when dirty talking. Just being him seemed to make Lucy squirm and he loved it.
Natsu watched Lucy's hand begin to move down. But before he could snap at her, her hand went straight to his length and he froze. It was a little hard, but he knew it was not the throbbing erection Lucy wanted. He looked down to watch as Lucy began to stroke his length slowly, gently rubbing her thumb around him. Just the sensation made him grow hard under her touch. He gritted his teeth to stop moaning. But God, how he wanted to moan! He thrust a little into her hand when she slowed her pace. He needed friction. He needed her to go faster.
Lucy smiled and opened her eyes. Natsu cursed. That seductive, hazy look in her brown eyes got him all fired up. "Not so fast, Natsu." He shivered when she hissed his name in a low drawl. What this woman did to him…
Lucy smirked at Natsu's reaction, rewarding him with her other hand. They languidly traced his length in nonexistent shapes and she loved feeling him grow hard from his touch. Carefully, she let go of his cock to trace his V-line. She felt a shiver go down his body and his head begin to flare. His cock was curving upward for her.
Lust penetrated Natsu's eyes, battling his love. He looked at Lucy with an expression that made her thighs quiver. "I never thought watching you give me a boner would be hot," he confessed.
"We've never done this before?" Lucy inquired, surprised. It still surprised her they were able to wait until marriage before sex with everything they had done in the past.
Natsu did his best to shake his head, letting out a breathy sigh when Lucy pressed into the skin of his lower stomach a little harder. He knew the blood was rushing down to his cock. "N-No, we never did," he answered. "Usually, I was already hot for you and we w-worked it off."
Lucy had to agree. Even while she was in the shower and Natsu wanted to join her, his head would be flared and she would help him with her mouth against her titled walls. An idea popped in her head. Slowly, Lucy sat up and rolled Natsu to his back. She swung a leg over to straddle him. A dark thrill over took her. She was on top of him this time. She was in charge. She slowly leaned down to begin giving kisses on Natsu's color bone.
Natsu groaned with each caress his angel gave him. He knew his fire could wipe of cities, but her kisses were burning him. He could feel his excitement head straight to his cock. Natsu took both hands and stroked the sides of Lucy's breasts, at times slipping under to thumb her nipples. He felt her shiver at his touch and her smell spiked up more.
"You may have never given me a hand in starting my erection, but I love getting you soaking," Natsu chuckled lowly. "Just like I know sometimes when I'd come to the guild, you'd get excited just seeing me, didn't you, Lucy?"
Lucy shivered and stopped her kissing to arch her back. The throbbing was getting worse. Bearable, but worse. A questioned popped in her head. "Natsu, did you ever get excited by just seeing me?" she asked.
"Oh hell yeah. It was so awkward too when you'd come to the guild and then all of a sudden, I'd look down and there it was," Natsu confessed without a hint of shame. "I had to make up some excuse to Happy and go off someplace to work it off."
Lucy lifted her head to look at him in genuine curiosity. "Did you used to jerk off a lot because of me?" she wondered.
Natsu blushed, distracting himself by looking at Lucy's cleavage. He licked his lips when he saw her perky nipples. "Well, I mean… Don't think of me as a perv or something, but yeah, I did," he said quietly.
Lucy smiled at Natsu. He looked adorable when she blushed. "Don't worry. I had to finger myself a few times because of you. But trust me: your fingers and your mouth are way better," she assured at Natsu's scowl.
Natsu nodded his approval. "Good."
Lucy went back to tracing kisses along his skin before crawling backward and kissing his abdomen. With each kiss, Natsu twitched, sighing Lucy's name. It was music to her ears. But it made her ache a lot more painful. She came down to his lower abdomen when he jolted. He was gripping the sheets in his agony with pleading in his eyes.
"Can you just touch me already?" Natsu demanded.
Lucy's eyes twinkled in humor. "So demanding, aren't we?" she teased. She backed up until she saw Natsu's length. It was curved and tense and twitched under her touch, but she was craving more. She wanted him to be sinfully aroused just as she.
Just as Natsu did, Lucy pulled on him a little rougher than she had before.
Natsu arched his back. "Lucy!" he panted.
Lucy slid her hand up and down him jerkily. Natsu hissed at the tension. When Lucy gave him hand jobs, her hands were soft and her pace was slow. It drove him crazy when she refused to speed up for him. But now that she was jerking fast, he felt his sense overload. He thrust into her hands.
"All fired-up, eh, Natsu?" Lucy whispered in that low voice he loved.
Lucy had to grasp in surprise when Natsu stopped her hand with his, glaring at her with eyes of blazing want. Gently, Lucy let go of his length and both looked down to examine it. Long and curved with a blazing head, Natsu's cock looked ready. Lucy licked her lips. She wanted to kiss his cock all over, lick him, feel him. It had been long since she finished him off with her hands and mouth.
Natsu saw the desire in Lucy's eyes and knew what she wanted. But he wanted her first. He abruptly sat up and his mouth went to her neck, grazing just above her Mark. He grinned when he heard Lucy gasp in surprise before sighing out a "yes". Her arms went around his neck and his hands played with the sides of her breasts, making her shake slightly. Natsu slid off the bed with Lucy in his arms, only to lay her back down on the bed. Lucy was at his will. He loved variations of words out if her mouth. They ranged from a moaning "oh" to a breathless "yes" to a soft "Natsu".
A thought popped into Natsu's head. "Lucy," he murmured between kisses, "you know how you make those noises like those girls in Gray's videos?"
Lucy froze. Gray's videos… What did he—? Her eyes widened. "I sound like a porn star?" she exclaimed.
Natsu pulled away to look at her with a grin. "Kind of. But you sound a lot hotter," he assured.
Lucy looked at him, torn between disbelief and happiness. "Did you watch a lot of Gray's videos?" she wondered.
Natsu thought about it. "Nah, not really. Maybe one or two," he answered honestly.
"And did you—…?" Lucy tried to word her question carefully. "Did you get hard because of them?"
Natsu furrowed his eyebrows. Lucy sounded so hesitant. Had he said something wrong? Perhaps she thought he preferred the videos to her! "Yeah, but only because I imagined you and me instead," he assured her, hoping it helped. "But that's beside the point. I wanted to…try something."
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "'Try something'?" she repeated.
Natsu nodded. "It'll be a little weird," he cautioned. "But I may have had a few dreams about trying it, but if it's not okay with you, then we don't—"
Lucy shushed Natsu with a finger, his rambling amusing her. He only went on tangents when he was embarrassed and she found that adorable. "We can," Lucy agreed. "Just tell me what to do."
Natsu brightened and pulled away from her finger. "Awesome! Just spread your legs and lay there," he instructed as he began to back up and slip in-between her legs.
Lucy opened her legs for Natsu was he sat in-between her legs. He himself in a kneeling position, his erection showing. Lucy looked at him curiously. "Is this good?"
Natsu saw Lucy's wet nether lips and growled. "Yeah. Perfect." He looked back up to Lucy. "Did you want to watch?"
The question startled Lucy. "Are you sure?" she asked haltingly. "I—I mean if you want me to—"
"Of course I do!" Natsu interjected. "But I want you to be comfortable, so do what you want. I'm going to start."
Lucy nodded and, curious, looked down to see what Natsu was doing. He grabbed himself—something Lucy found odd and surprisingly attractive—and began delicately rubbing his tip against her entrance.
Heat instantly warmed the room.
"N-Natsu…" Lucy sighed, clenching at his touch.
Natsu saw Lucy's face of pure bliss and inwardly cheered. Good. Lucy liked it too. He began rub a little harder and increase his momentum. He knew the man in Gray's videos did it fast immediately, but he wanted Lucy to get used to the idea. He took his hand and teased her sex, entering her a little and rubbing against her wet skin.
Natsu looked at Lucy to see her face contort in pleasure. She was panting and he heard her heart rate increase. "Natsu," she breathed, "go faster."
Natsu looked at Lucy in amazement. She wanted to go faster? He did as she asked and rubbed against her from side to side at a faster pace, the slapping of skin being heard.
"Oh," Lucy gasped.
Natsu grinned and went a little faster. He had envisioned it this way. Lucy sighing intentionally seductively to him like that girl in the video, but it did not sound as overdramatic as that girl. It sounded natural and unplanned, completely and wholly Lucy. Just thinking about the sound Lucy made in bed made Natsu hotter. He began to rub his tip against her furiously, going left to right then up and down then plunging a little inside her and pulling out. He felt her moisture lather him and felt blessed. He may not have been a man of religion, but he thanked whatever God out there as he went faster and Lucy kept getting louder.
After a few more moments of furious rubbing, Lucy could not take it anymore. The tension was too tight and she needed relief. In a loud moan, Lucy let go of all her need.
Natsu froze when Lucy came. She did not just come; she squirted hard. It was a stream of her sensual juices all over his cock and fingers. Some was on the bed and some on his lower stomach, but he did not care. She squirted all over him just as he wanted. He ran his hand up and down his shaft covered in Lucy's come and shivered. So good!
And Natsu wanted more.
Lucy gasped when Natsu began to rub against her fiercely, not giving her a moment's rest. Her nerves bundled again into a tight coil and, before she could react, she came undone.
Several times.
Natsu felt impressed and smug about Lucy's squirting. Like before, a stream of Lucy came onto him, but in a series of jolts. At one point, he ducked his head down to capture some in his mouth and swallowed in pride. He licked his lips. Her juice was delicious, addictive even. And he needed more.
Natsu teased her fiercely again, but before she could come, he replaced his dick with his mouth. She came into his mouth in a loud cry and he loved it. He swallowed her again, appreciating the sweetness of her. He licked his lips as he eyed her possessively. He knew he was greedy, selfish when it came to her, but so be it. Heart, body, and soul, he wanted all of her. He would forever be the one to own every piece. He would forever be the one to whom she surrendered.
Roughly, Natsu made out with her wet lips, changing positions too fast for her to keep up. And she squirted again into his mouth.
Lucy felt lightheaded, but giddy. Only Natsu would ever make her feel this way! When she felt his mouth make out with her down there, she wanted to rub his head for friction and force him to please her more. She heard women could have multiple orgasms, but this—
All thoughts stopped as Natsu rubbed against her at a furious pace. She came hard within seconds onto Natsu's hands and length.
Natsu groaned. "Oh yeah," he sighed, rubbing his shaft. He was panting as well. All this—watching Lucy squirt in him, hearing her breathy moans—made him nearly come himself. It was sexy to him to see Lucy this way—weak under his touch. It only took one rub to make her squirt again. Loke told him getting a woman to squirt multiple times was an achievement he could boast. Natsu was planning on boasting as Lucy came again. He withdrew his cock a little and used his hand to rub Lucy's juices on herself. He smirked when Lucy moaned his name as his hand came down to her sex and inserted two fingers. Without preamble, he jackhammered his fingers into her, his digits feeling her clench on him in an instant due to the vibration. His available hand went down to his length as he began to rub himself. Fingering Lucy and masturbating made Natsu growl in pleasure. Such a wonderful feeling!
And she squirted on him again.
Lucy panted, breathless and exhausted. She knew she left a huge mess of her fluid on the sheets, but she little cared. She barely felt Natsu pull out his fingers and lick them with a purr in his throat. Man, did he make her wet! And tired. Natsu sure knew how to please a girl, even if he had seen it in a video. Still, Lucy wouldn't mind him doing it again sometime. She felt proud she could squirt for him.
"Lucy? Mind if I go?" came Natsu's strangled voice.
Lucy looked up through half-lidded eyes to see Natsu gently massaging his length, but looking hungrily at her nether region. "Go a—"
Once Natsu heard the first word, he threw one of her legs over his shoulder and thrusted himself in Lucy. He could not go slow. He knew he would explode soon. Rather than going on top of Lucy, Natsu watched himself disappear inside her and reappear covered him Lucy's wetness then disappear again into the hole of moistness and heat. It thrilled him to watch. It mesmerized him. It made him feel ultimately connection to the love of his life, his mate. Everything fell into place with her. Everything made sense with her.
Natsu slammed into her, groaning. Lucy was his best friend. He slammed again. The girl he found accidentally under an attraction spell. He slammed again. The girl who was his North Star when he was lost.
Lucy was—… She was—…
Lucy cried out as she came, milking his length. "Oh, Natsu," she yowled.
Natsu felt the pressure getting to him and after holding himself back for a few more moments, he allowed himself to splutter inside her. He slammed as he came, his balls hitting her perineum. "Oh yes, Lucy!" he roared.
Lucy was his other half—his better half.
His partner on his never-ending journey.
Natsu remembered from the videos to do a few little thrusts as he came and tried to do as such, rolling with each splutter. He saw his stuff mixed with Lucy's seep out. Some of the mixed sensual fluids dropped onto the bed and some splattered on Lucy's thighs, but they would worry about it later. Natsu felt too exhausted to care.
It took a while for both to regain their senses. Natsu rested his head on Lucy's shoulder, panting, while Lucy's heavy breathing joined his and she stared at the ceiling with hazy eyes. Neither could describe what happened in words. What they had done was beautiful; it was connection. It was something some took for granted while others made it sacred and exclusive. For some, it was "just sex"; for others, it was "tradition". But that wasn't the case for them. It could never be something described perfectly into words. It was something they could only feel, only remember through feeling.
And it felt right.
"I didn't think we'd get to a round two," Natsu confessed through breaths.
Lucy laughed breathily. "We're Mages. We train to push ourselves beyond our limit, remember?" she joked.
Natsu chuckled and lifted his head to grin down at Lucy. "You got that right," he agreed. "I can't believe I thought this stuff never mattered. I get it now."
Lucy hummed her consent. "I guess this stuff doesn't matter when you do it with more than one person. As long as it's with the person you love, it matters to you."
Natsu rested his forehead against Lucy's forehead. Loving onyx clashed with adoring chocolate. "I'm always going to love that weird girl I met in Hargeon Port," he said. "She may have talked a lot and yelled, but she turned out to be pretty badass and a worthy teammate of Team Natsu."
"And I'm always going to love that freak guy I met at Hargeon Port," Lucy said. "He may have been a little too blunt and definitely ate too much, but he turned out to be pretty adorable and worthy of being my partner."
Natsu laughed, moving his head down to meet Lucy's lips and bring her into a kiss. She easily complied, sinking into the kiss slowly, passionately, with her hands flying into his hair. They moved against each other languidly, drinking in the other, committing the others lips to memory. Natsu purred as Lucy combed through his hair and allowed one of his hands to slip down to her breast, tracing the skin lightly before teasing her nipple. Lucy sighed in pleasure in the kiss and clenched on him.
That was when they both froze.
Natsu and Lucy broke the kiss to look down and see them connected. Lucy raised an eyebrow at Natsu and Natsu looked at her sheepishly. "Oops?" he offered.
Lucy sighed. "I swear you're going to keep forgetting. Might as well wait until you're hard again for round three."
Natsu grinned. Round three sounded pleasing to him. He could hear the sounds of Lucy's moans in his ear, encouraging him to go faster, harder, rougher, pleading him for sweet release. He felt himself grow a little hard just by his naughty thoughts.
However, Natsu had to decline. "Nah. As much as I really…really want round three," he said, growing a little harder as he recalled the sensation of thrusting into Lucy, "if we do that, we won't be able to stop. And the bed might break, and I don't want the old woman to hit me."
A blank look came over Lucy. "We're in Porlyusica's hut," she realized.
Natsu looked at her in confusion. "Yeah. So?" he prompted.
Lucy looked at him in horror. "She could have heard us!" she hissed. "She's going to kill us in the morning!"
Natsu laughed. "Don't sweat it, Lucy! Both of us kind of knew you and I would be in bed together so we put a Sound-Proof Charm on the room. The old woman doesn't hear a thing," he assured.
Lucy sighed in relief. "Oh good. So"—she smirked at him—"no round three?"
Natsu shook his head, ignoring his instincts. "No, n—Ah." He was interrupted as Lucy craned her neck to nibble on his ear. "Lucy, I really—Oh." She placed soft kisses on his jaw, leading down to his neck. Blood rushed down to his member.
"You know," Lucy whispered to him in that low, sultry voice that made him growl, "having you get hard in me is pretty hot." She clenched on him in a wave of arousal and Natsu groaned in pleasure. "You sure no round three?"
Natsu looked at her with eyes mainly blinded by desire, but a bit of concern was flecked in. "You'll be sore in the morning," he warned. "And pretty tired. We have to go back to the cabin tomorrow."
"I know you're planning on keeping me in bed all day," Lucy argued.
"Not true!" Natsu countered. "I learned a few new places we could do it in! In the shower, on the balcony… Maybe on the island counter. I really wanted to take you on that counter the other day…"
"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed, embarrassed but excited. "Are we trying all of that tomorrow?"
Natsu did his best to shrug, feeling sheepish. "We don't have to. We have a few more days on the island. Plus"—he smirked—"your spirits gave you more of those sexy clothes. And I want you to wear them for me."
Lucy looked a little uncertain. "You sure?"
"Hell yeah! I can't promise I won't rip them off though, but I'll try not to," Natsu vowed.
Lucy laughed, rolling her eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Now about that round three, Mister Dragneel…"
Natsu's eyes glistened mischievously. "Of course, Misses Dragneel." He dipped his head to go to her chest. He sucked on Lucy's nipple and felt himself tensing when she clenched on him again.
"Ah," Lucy moaned.
Natsu gave the tip of her nipple a teasing flick of the tongue and looked back of at Lucy with smug eyes as he saw her eyes turn a little glazed with lust. He felt himself harden inside her. "I think I have the perfect way to start off the next round."
Lucy raised an eyebrow, amused and lust-driven. "Oh?"
Natsu smirked. "Oh yeah." He quickly ducked his head down to Lucy's Mark and kissed it. Hard.
"Natsu!"
A/N:
You're probably wondering about the random change of language or perhaps about the mating ceremony itself. If you've read other stories, the mating ceremonies seemed to revolve around acceptance, marking, and mating. If you've ever read the Fairy Tail NaLu fanfiction The Fire that Binds Us by PhoenixDragon (a lovely alternate universe romance), the mating the author wrote was something I had not seen before in these mating ceremonies. Rather than just Acceptance, Marking, then Mating, the author went into depth about the mating process. That story inspired me with this.
The mating ceremony I created was loosely based off of other stories I read—including The Fire that Binds Us and Wild Rhov's Beastly Possession—as well as my own imagination. I imagined while the process was broken down into those three essential parts, there was more than met the eye.
Like I mentioned earlier, male dragons had to impress the females to attract their attention. They had to seduce them. Natsu was no exception. He had to seduce Lucy to him, hence why he danced in a circle around her with his fire. Dragons had to show off their power and style in order to capture a female's attention. Natsu had done the same.
I imagined that there was a trial of compatibility before Acceptation. For one who wanted to claim their mate, they were to see if they were compatible for each other. Strength it seems is a common "deal-breaker" for dragons, as seen in the Inheritance Saga by Christopher Paolini. I imagined dragons would have fought their mate, raced them for endurance, strength, and prowess as well as matching magical ability. You did not see a pure test of compatibility here because the compatibility was already tested through Natsu and Lucy's years of fighting alongside one another. Their magic, their endurance, their strength, and their personalities worked well together, leading them to be ideal mates.
Acceptance was the next thing. Rather than the traditional "I accept [insert full name] as my mate" speech, I brought a deeper approach into Acceptance. I imagined that to accept a mate meant the combining of magic, for their magic to accept one another as well as their body, hearts, and souls. They had to be linked forever as a form of Acceptance. Their souls had to join as one, to become each other's lifeline. After Natsu and Lucy combined their magic, they were forced into a new soul—the soul they created together. That soul would be half of Lucy's and half of Natsu's. But they both had to formally accept each other in order for their two halves to combine. This phase is not necessary for mates whom only desire to mate and nothing more.
The old language you read as the tongue used in the ancient days. Natsu was speaking in the tongue dragon's originally spoke in while Lucy was speaking in the tongue of the stars. It was tradition to speak in the Olden Tongue when accepting your mate. It was to ensure their ancestors approved of their union. Once the two accepted each other, their souls were linked.
That moves to the Marking and Mating phase. Some people believe Marking and Mating are the same, when they are not. A Dragon can Mate another without any emotional attachment. A Dragon can Mark another Dragon, but never Mate with him or her (however, such a phenomenon never happens, or a Mating is followed after a Marking). The Mark given to mates symbolizes their ultimate love and union. It connects them to each other emotionally. With Lucy being human, she is unable to feel the Mark's pull nor can she give Natsu a Mark of his own. However, the Mark affects her in arousal or comfort when Natsu touches it. Natsu, however, is able to feel any intense emotions Lucy has such as anger and distress or happiness, and will be drawn to Lucy due to the Mark's pull.
The Mating phase is sex, plain and simple. As Natsu said, the Mating part is brutal. It is about the male dominating the female and mating her, planting his sperm inside her for the use of reproduction alone. While Dragons are intelligent beings, they do not "make love" as humans do. They mate out of reproduction solely. Natsu's Mating with Lucy was brutal because the dragon/demon half of him emerged, something unnatural. Natsu was dominating Lucy, needing to mate with her to show her he was her superior as well as the purpose of breeding. It was cruel to Lucy due to her only being human, but in Natsu's mind, he did nothing wrong and it was normal. He forced Lucy to submit to him, as any male would do to their female. As a human, his semen would not hurt Lucy, but as when the other side of Natsu emerges, magic is imbedded into his sperm, making his semen hot and painful for her. Were he to mate with a female Dragon Slayer, she would be able to accustom to him.
I do not believe in "the heat" as many authors refer to. I believe that mates will frequently mate until a child is conceived, yes, but that is all. Even after the child is conceived or while the female is in pregnancy, both the male and female are sexually active.
The Phases of Dragon Mating:
Interest — this is when mates merely take interest in the other. It is nothing more than a physical size up of body, style, and so forth.
Compatibility — this a trial for mates who decided to pursue the interest of one another. They test out the abilities and at times personalities of the other to see if they are ideal mates.
Acception — when mates decide they are ideal or compatible, they accept another by combining their magic as well as linking their souls to one another. Acception is not needed in mates whom are temporary.
Marking — this part is optional. If the mates have agreed to be temporary partners, Marking is not necessary. However, lifelong mates decide to Mark each other. The Mark serves as a declaration of their union.
Mating — the act of sexual intercourse to complete the mating ritual. Male become dominating counterpart while female acts as the submissive. In terms of lifelong-mated dragons, the Mating Phase serves for reproductive purposes only. In terms of temporarily mated dragons, the Mating Phase serves as a release of sexual needs as well as reproduction.
Child-Rearing/Nesting Phase — this phase is only included when the female is successfully impregnated. The male will expand his cave as well as become the hunter for the female, keeping her comfortable. The female will stay within the cave until she lays her eggs. From then, the male and female will bath their eggs in magic at least once a week and take turns keeping them warm.
I hope you enjoyed Interlude: Fairy Love and stay tuned for my announcement!
Announcement
Release Date of Fairy Baby: October 31
Summary: Lucy and Natsu have returned from their intense honeymoon to begin their lives as man and wife. But when an unexpected surprise happens, Lucy is put into grave dangers from past enemies and new ones.
Updates: I have to post Fairy Baby specifically on October 31 because each week on Saturday will be a new week of Lucy's pregnancy! There of course will be some specials—already they have been planned and are in the process of being written. Once a month, starting in October, will be a new one-shot to the story that will be posted on a Saturday as well. The one-shot won't be too length and will be in a collection called The Fairy Mini-Shorts.
Tune in October for the beginning of the first book and first part of the one-shot collection!
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