Rest

Word Count: 758

He can't sleep unless she's right beside him.

The sky is dark, the moon is up, and everyone is in their respective homes getting ready for bed and their daily activities that would follow the next day.

Natsu was waiting patiently on their bed, eyes occasionally flickering to the small crack of light escaping from their bathroom door, where his wife was currently attending to her dental hygiene. He is as tired as she is, having spend the entire day on a job with his team in capturing some members of a pathetic so-called "dark guild" that caught the attention of some villagers while his wife had attended to the bar by herself, seeing as Mira had to take care of her sick child at home.

But he is determined to stay awake despite it being almost one in the morning. Because he can't sleep without his wife beside him.

It's absolutely childish, really. It affects him so much to not have her presence near him at night, it is almost nearly impossible to get through jobs that have him away for a few nights.

But whatever the case is, he can't rest at ease without Lisanna. He needed to be able to see her, hear her soft breaths as she slumbers, feel her warm, silky smooth skin as she spoons herself against his body.

While it wasn't a huge sleep disorder, as many doctors had said, it most likely had something to do with her disappearance in Edolas. Natsu had gotten so attached to her before her "death", that when her accident happened, Natsu's emotional and psychological state never properly handled the sudden disruption of losing her.

So when she returned back to Earthland, his mind reacted to her and re-attached itself to her once again, this time stronger than ever.

Which in short, meant that Natsu's mind was afraid of letting him sleep, believing that maybe Lisanna will disappear again if he can't feel her presence.

"Are you alright, Natsu?" Natsu's disrupted from his thoughts, turning to see his wife walking towards him. She is in her lilac nightgown, her now shoulder-length white locks flowing freely, revealing areas of her supple pale skin usually hidden behind her clothes.

God, she's beautiful.

Natsu can't take his eyes off her until he hears her giggle, as she settles herself into their bed under the covers.

"Looks like someone's enjoying the sight," she teases, feeling satisfied when Natsu's cheeks turn a bright red and he turns into a stuttering, tsundere-like mess.

"I-I'm not!" Natsu exclaims, desperately trying to hide his blush by looking away. "Besides, I've seen way more than that. You act like you and I've never had se-!"

This time it's Lisanna turn to blush, and she lightly slaps him on his shoulder before he can continue. "L-let's just go to sleep alright? We still have a lot of things to do tomorrow, and we still need to pick out a present for Cana's baby shower the day after that."

Natsu can't help but grin cheekily when she tries to hide her reaction. But he agrees with her, knowing that they have to prepare for yet another long day ahead of them.

They both then get comfortable in their bed, making sure that their lamp is turned off. Natsu instinctively wraps his arms around her midsection, and she gently lays her head near the crook of his shoulder, and Natsu can't help but smile when he smells his favorite scented shampoo on her, that strawberry one Mira had gotten her as a gift.

The only source of lights were the cracks escaping past their curtains, giving it a dim glow in their room. And they stay content in their position, being able to hear each other's breathing patterns and heartbeats.

Lisanna let out a yawn. "Goodnight Natsu..." She snuggled closer to him, eyelids finally shutting. In a few moments, Natsu hears with his inhuman hearing that her breaths grow soft and even, signaling to him that she had been welcomed in the realm of slumber.

Natsu didn't take his eyes off her until he began to feel his own eyelids wanting to shut close. Laying his head atop of hers, he immediately relaxed, loving the feel of her smaller, warm body pressing against his own. The tiniest of smiles escaped him.

"'Night Lis..."

Just a headcanon I made of Natsu. He can't seem to sleep without Lisanna anymore because of his fear of losing her again. So he (practically) needs her beside him in order to sleep. Which is both sweet and a little angsty.

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