Hey guy's archergirl14 here, sorry the update took so long… I had to get everything together for my upcoming college class, and then I had to babysit my brat cousins who get into practically everything around them. Also my father who's in cooking school had our family go to his practices for serving at a restaurant, so we had free and good food for a few weeks.

I also had a reviewer ask me to make Levy and Gajeel's Mating Heat story, I'm not sure I will but I'll think about it. When I write stories I tend to type them as I go along which can be quite a hassle but it's worked for me so far. Anyway on with the story…

Fragmented Soul - Chapter IV

==Week 1 Day 6==

Lucy sighed once again when she noticed Natsu's Dragon found another new place to wake up on again, this time it happened to be his face on her left breast. Not to mention he had his arms wrapped around her waist, not to the point where she couldn't breathe but to the point where she couldn't squirm out of it. I guess I'll just have to wait until he decides to wake up…again. This wasn't the first time she was locked in next to the Fire Dragon Slayer, nope. The first time was on the fourth day of the first week. He decided that day he'd wake up with his left arm wrapped tight around her waist and his right arm wrapped around her back to clutch her right breast again… She never thought she'd miss Natsu's bad sleeping habits, ever…

Really…you're doing this to her again, you do know she doesn't like it right? Dragon likes Mate chest, why use pillow for head? Gah! If I could move my body I'd have been bald by now just pulling out my hair from listening to you. Not Dragons fault you slow. Come here and say that to my face…ewe wait I take that back, that would be just too damn freaky. Human side not too smart either… No, I just don't like your obsession with Luce's boobs, even if they are nice to look at… Natsu's body shifted as his hold on Lucy tightened slightly before he released it, his body sitting up to look at her. "You sleep good Mate?" A slight smile appeared on his face.

"Ah…um…Yes." Lucy answered him as she herself sat up, and as usual she stretched her body. Just one more day before I get my Natsu back, I'm okay with the Dragon but I'd rather be with Natsu for the rest of the month because I know he won't try to kill any men, although he might start fighting with Gray again. Lucy sighed at that thought… Natsu and Gray were annoying as hell once they started name calling and throwing fists nearly breaking everything around them in the process. "I'll get started on breakfast…okay?" Lucy smiled at Natsu's Dragon before trying to get out of the bed, before she was once again in Natsu's arms. She couldn't help but sigh at the Dragon's possessive nature that was described in her book.

"Mate stay little longer." Natsu's Dragon nuzzled Lucy's neck with his nose as he held her body close, and this time Natsu was glad that his body and hers weren't pressed together like glue. He hated it when his Dragon pressed the proof of his attraction to his blonde best friend against her. It was just too damn embarrassing for both him and her. I envy you right now, I want to hold her myself but I can't until sometime tomorrow… Dragon know it hard on you but we be together soon and both hold Mate. Natsu didn't understand what his Dragon was trying to tell him, it was just making him more confused than before.

"Alright I'll stay a little longer but then I have to change before I start cooking, don't forget the girls are coming over again today." Ever since Erza found out what was going on with her and Natsu she insisted that she'd come over every day to check on her, which all of the girls decided to follow her example and come over as well. Lucy nearly fell over laughing at the look on Levy's face, because she knew Gajeel wouldn't like it one bit that she would be around Natsu's Dragon every day. Lucy yawned slightly before leaning back against Natsu's body, he was always warm and that helped her this time of year. It meant she didn't have to turn her heat on at night since she practically slept against her own personal human shaped heater.

Natsu knew that his Dragon was getting agitated with the girls coming over every day, and Erza wasn't helping the situation by challenging his Dragon on certain things. He was shocked that he hadn't attacked her yet. Maybe it was his emotions that were preventing his body from moving while his Dragon was in control… If he really thought about it… it kind of made sense to him, they may share a body but his mind and emotions were dominate. Don't ever attack the red head or we'll both be in a world of pain, do you understand? If she challenge, then me fight. Natsu sighed inwardly at his answer, he knew that the next time she challenged him he most definitely would attack her no matter if he himself was slightly scared of her.

In the next instant Lucy's front door banged open and in walked the scarlet haired woman herself, her eyes fell on Lucy and Natsu's Dragon who still had his arms around her barely dressed body. "Natsu!" Erza growled as she requiped a sword and pointed it in his direction. She cautiously took threatening steps towards them, a low growl sounded and increased in volume as she got closer. His Dragon pushed Lucy behind him as his already sharp claws extended to an even greater length before he jumped off the bed, his speed was faster than Natsu himself had ever ran when fighting in a serious battle. He took a swipe at Erza and to her surprise he managed to cut through her armor in that one strike, next he went for her sword and that too was broken in half by his powerful strikes.

Lucy was starting to panic, should she try and prevent him from hurting Erza or would it be better to just wait and see what happens. She made up her mind faster then she thought she would, she jumped off the bed and ran pushing Erza out of the way of her Dragon's claws only to be damaged in the process. Lucy fell to the ground bleeding profusely from her side where his claws had added blood red to her once pale skin. "Na-tsu," was all she could get out before passing out from the pain.

Lucy! Mate jumped in fight… I told you not to fight Erza, now look what happened because your control broke. Lucy…That's it I'm going to take control even if I have to force it. Natsu's body fell to his knees in front of Lucy's fallen form, something between a growl and a scream leaving his mouth. His eyes flashed back to his regular forest green as he looked around the room and spotted Wendy who was frozen mid-step at the door. "Wendy, please help Lucy!" The girl unfroze at his pleading voice, the voice of the Natsu she knew. "R-right." The bluenette ran forward and placed her hands over Lucy's gaping wound, blood had already drenched her night gown leaving her a picture from a horror show. Natsu's gaze fell on Erza who was still a bit shocked as she lay on the ground from when Lucy pushed her out of the way. "I'm guessing you didn't bother to read the book did you Erza?" Natsu's voice was a bit cold since it was partially her fault this happened to Lucy.

"I-I well…no" Erza replied sitting up slightly, she was also surprised that Natsu's claws had been able to damage her armor and break one of her magical swords. She didn't realize he was powerful enough to do that much damage to her armor when his Dragon was in control, if she'd seriously had fought with him while he was like that… there's no doubt that she would have lost and been in Lucy's current state, only she would have been bleeding worse since his strike on her would have been fatal.

"My Dragon is majorly possessive and very protective, and from his point of view he saw you as a threat towards Lucy. It didn't matter that you were my friend. I wasn't the one in control Erza. Another thing is it's a built in need that he had to be in touching distance no matter the situation, and this includes sleeping next to her during the night. Don't just come here if you only know part of our situation, not everything can be controlled by you even if you think it can." Natsu's words were followed by a deathly glare that made Erza flinch for the first time in a long time. He turned back to Wendy who for the most part had stopped the bleeding, now she was working on sealing up the wound. Natsu was pissed not only at Erza but at himself as well, how could he do that to her… better yet how could his Dragon do that to her.

"She needs blood Natsu. We should take her to the guild infirmary." Wendy's soft voice interrupted his thoughts before he gave her a slow nod. He slipped on his pants before grabbing his one sleeved jacket and wrapping it around Lucy's bloody figure. He gently lifted her up in his arms not bothering to put on his shoes as he strolled out her front door walking past Levy and Juvia on the way. Blood was staining his pants but he didn't care, all he could do was think of Lucy right now. He kicked the guild doors open surprising everyone inside, it then got extremely quiet when they noticed the girl in his arms and the blood soaking into his white pants.

Gray was the first to approach him, "Dude what happened to Lucy." The growl that left Natsu's mouth made Gray take a step back and away from the two. "I'm not in the mood to talk about that right now ice princess, she needs blood and that's the only reason why I'm here." Natsu turned away from him as he carried Lucy to the back of the guild where Makarov set up an infirmary for Wendy so she could help sick or injured members of the guild when they needed it.

Natsu was going to lay her down on a bed but Levy stopped him. "She needs to be cleaned of blood first Natsu, should I do it or would you rather it be you?" Her voice was a bit sad but he got what she was saying all the same. "I will, I don't know when he'll take over. Right now I know me being myself is only temporary till tomorrow." He looked down at Lucy's paler than normal face before noticing Levy had set a change of warm clothes on the bed. "I brought these knowing that she probably wouldn't like being naked in the guild." She giggled slightly at Natsu's horrified face at that thought, she knew he forgot all about that little problem because he was so worried about her friend.

Natsu coughed slightly before bringing Lucy and her clothes into the small bathroom in the infirmary, he gently set her in the bathtub and grabbed the showerhead and placed it by her feet. He gulped as he started stripping her of her bloody clothes. He turned on and adjusted the water to a lukewarm temperature, before turning to her with the showerhead in hand. He cleaned her of blood blushing the whole time before turning off the water to grab a towel to dry her. He very gently picked her up and set her on the counter drying off the water on her body, before putting her warm clothes on her.

By the time Natsu was finished Wendy had already set up everything she needed to, he gently put Lucy on the bed before Wendy put a needle into her arm. He sat next to Lucy holding her other hand and squeezing it gently, hoping that she'd wake up soon to let him know she was okay. He noticed Gray standing by the door talking to Juvia, he didn't know why but his mind was being pulled back into his body. His Dragon's claws had grown back, the amber eyes also flashed back into place where his once forest green ones had just been. The marks on his face appeared slowly and his eyes narrowed at the male, all his Dragon could see was a male near his mate where he shouldn't be.

Gray had turned to look at Natsu only to come face to face with something that looked like it wanted to kill him, he stepped out of the doorway before Natsu charged after him claws extended only to collide with an invisible wall which took the wind out of his sails. Thank God it's one of Freed's enchantments. "Magic." His Dragon growled as he clawed at the invisible wall trying to figure out how to break it so he could get to the male on the other side, it wasn't long before he felt a needle pierce his shoulder. He snapped in the direction of whoever dared to touch him only to find Wendy shaking as she pushed the liquid into his blood stream, his body started to feel weak and it wasn't long before he hit the ground trying to prevent himself from falling asleep due to the medicine in whatever Wendy's syringe had in it.

Wendy was still shaking even after Natsu had finally lost to the medicine that the Master thought would be best for him, all because he'd found out he would have killed any male in the guild just for being so close to Lucy. "I'm sorry Natsu…" She mumbled as she dropped the syringe in the waste basket, she had tears leaking from her eyes before she felt someone patting her head. She looked up into Gray's face as he smiled at the young mage. "You did what you had to. It's not your fault anyway. Natsu would have been ashamed of himself if he'd hurt anyone even though he wasn't the one in control, and that kind of includes me even if he won't admit it." Gray sighed as he picked up Natsu's fallen form and put him in the bed on the right side of Lucy, knowing that the first thing he'd want to see would be her face. "Let's leave them alone for now, okay?" Gray said watching Wendy as she nodded her head and they both disappeared from the room and shut the door.

==2 Hours Later==

Lucy's eyes slowly blinked open as she sat up slightly. She winced before looking at her arm. Her eyes followed the IV up to the bags of blood and water as they flowed into her body. She then proceeded to look around the room when she noticed this wasn't her house, she saw Natsu in the bed to her left for some reason. "Must be in the guild…" She mumbled to herself before hearing the door slowly open and Wendy's head peek in to see if she was okay, she watched the young girl light up when she realized Lucy was awake.

Wendy's eyes then turned to Natsu who was still out cold. "I think I gave him too much of that medicine or his body is taking too long to get rid of it…" Lucy lifted an eyebrow at her in question. "He tried to attack Gray. Well I should say his Dragon tried to attack Gray." Wendy saw Lucy about to ask her something. "Freed put an enchantment on the door so I was able to inject him with something Master gave me while he was still preoccupied with trying to get to Gray." Lucy sighed since that wasn't the question she wanted to ask, but it was nice to know anyway. "How did I get here Wendy? I'm not supposed to be around other males anyway, that's what the book says." It was at that moment she noticed the dry blood on the floor near her bed. I was still bleeding then, no that can't be it if Wendy was there… Lucy noticed that Natsu was topless and that the clothes she was wearing were not her night gown of the night before.

"Natsu carried you here after he somehow took control of his body for a short period of time. He used his jacket to cover you and even washed the blood off you and changed you into that, since he knew he couldn't remain in control of his own body. I bet he felt horrible for striking you with his claws." Wendy said while giving Natsu a sad look then turned to Lucy as she came into the room fully. "I think the IV should be done in an hour or so, maybe even two are you hungry right now?" Lucy blinked at her slightly before nodding her head. "Be right back I'll ask Mira to make some soup for you since its cold." She smiled brightly before running out of the room.

Lucy's gaze fell on Natsu again. It's not his fault, he knows that right… I mean I jumped in his way knowing I'd get injured anyway, I guess that wasn't the right choice. No! It was! If it wasn't then he would have hurt Erza even worse in that state. Her thoughts were interrupted by Wendy as she came back with a bowl of soup, which was done pretty fast. "Mira already had some ready for the guild members so she gave me a hot bowl for you." Wendy smiled as she walked over to Lucy's side carefully as not to spill the soup, she gently set it down on the table in between Lucy and Natsu's beds. "Thank you Wendy." Lucy smiled as she lifted up the bowl and started eating since she hadn't been able to make anything this morning she was really hungry.

Wendy pulled up a chair in between Natsu and Lucy, before reaching over to check Natsu's pulse. It was a tad slow but not to the point of extreme worry, so she decided she might need to give him an IV with water to help flush out the medicine faster. "I'll be right back Lucy, I'm going to set Natsu up with an IV of fresh fluid to help get rid of the sedative faster." Wendy smiled at Lucy before rushing into the main office of the infirmary for the equipment she'd need, and a bag of fluids. She came rushing back with an IV pole, a bag of fluid, IV needle equipment, and wipes to clean the skin before inserting the needle.

To Lucy's surprise the wind mage was speedy with her task, must have been due to staying with Porlyusica for a couple of months about half a year ago (which was pretty strange). As soon as she was finished Wendy turned to her and presented her with the book Levy had given her. "I thought you might want to read it some more since the first week is almost finished, and since Natsu is still out cold." Lucy was grateful as she took the book in the hand that wasn't holding her bowl of soup. "I've got a job with Romeo so I have to leave, but you and Natsu should be okay for now." Wendy blushed slightly at the sly grin that crossed Lucy's face. Wendy stood up quickly and exited the room leaving Lucy to her thoughts and to her food.

Lucy sighed to herself as she finished her soup; she was eyeing her book the whole time. She didn't know what to expect this time around, she hoped it wasn't too bad. Lucy set her empty bowl down on the side table before lifting up her book and opening it up to the second chapter.

==Book Reading==

Chapter Two: Accepting the Bond

You've made it through chapter one Congratulations! Now for the next week your Dragon Slayer will be himself again, but this time he'll be very affectionate. The reason for this is to create a certain bond with his mate, there are many different bonds that can occur, a common one is the ability to know where their mate is at all times. The mate mark on the female tends to tingle when her Dragon Slayer is close by, but this mark doesn't form until the last week of the Dragon Slayer Mating Heat. Although that is so another mark will appear somewhere on the females body, this mark is a personal one that only the Dragon Slayer should be able to see. If any male other than your Dragon Slayer is able to see it then this could cause him to go berserk and attack those around his mate, lucky for us it tends to appear on a part of your body you do not wish to show anyone. For example mine is located on my rear end in a place that my undergarment can conceal it, there are few that can be located on the underside of your wrists; or even at the base of your neck that can be concealed by long hair. There is a rare ability that only a select few are able to have. It allows you and your mate to talk telepathically along with a few sub-abilities such as locating your mate, feeling their emotions, and knowing when they are in pain or being threatened. This bond tends to develop slowly, usually lasting the whole week. If it develops at a fast rate then your Dragon Slayer must have stronger feelings for you than you realize. He himself might not know this either but over time he will see it and strengthen it further. A down side to this bond is that it connects you and your Dragon Slayers life forces, if one dies so does the other. The reason this is so is because without his mate by his side the Dragon Slayer can go insane resulting in a killing spree. Now I will go into great detail about this particular week—

==Book Slamming Shut==

If one dies so does the other… This couldn't be happening to her, she knew Natsu was strong and wouldn't die easily, but she on the other hand was very vulnerable to attacks and she could die in an instant. She looked over at Natsu her eyes expressing sorrow at this news; she knew he couldn't protect her forever. Lucy didn't know what to do, how could she drag Natsu down with her when she cared about him so much? She looked at her IV her eyes blurring as unshed tears swelled in her eyes. I can't… I can't do this to him. She pulled the IV out of her arm not caring that she was bleeding, before pulling down her sleeve putting pressure to her arm though the cloth. Lucy got to her feet slowly knowing she was still weak, but she knew her legs were strong enough to make it back to her house. She snuck out of the infirmary and moved silently to the back of the guild, she made as little noise as she could before making a mad dash out the back door. Lucy knew that Natsu was stuck in that room due to Freed's enchantment; it would give her time to pack her things and leave. She figured if the bond didn't form it wouldn't affect them, or at least that's what she was hoping.

==Back at the Fairy Tail Guild (2 Hours Later)==

Natsu's eyes opened slowly the amber shining slightly as he blinked away the fogginess in his mind; he turned his head looking for Lucy only to see her IV equipment sitting there by itself almost all drained of the blood within it. Natsu growled at his Mate that was no longer there before ripping out his own IV and heading for the door. I wouldn't do that if I we're you, or have you already forgotten that we're stuck in here due to Freed's enchantment. Magic pain in ass. Hey you're talking about yourself too you know. No me talk about you. Damn bastard… Natsu's Dragon looked out the door for someone who might be passing by, and to his luck he spotted Levy. "Smelly Dragon Mate!" Natsu wanted to smack his hand to his face at the way his Dragon decided to call Levy over.

Levy froze when she heard what Natsu's Dragon said about her Mate; she turned and glared in his direction before noticing the way he was looking at her. She approached slowly before stopping in front of the door peering around Natsu's head to the bed her friend was supposed to be in. "Lucy! Where is she?" She growled at the Dragon surprising him at how well she did it, before he noticed a new smell coming off the bluenette making his nose twitch. "Mate gone when woke up, me not know where went." Levy looked up at Natsu knowing that he didn't lie; she took out her magic pen and started rewriting the enchantment as fast as she could.

The lines exploded upon her final symbol allowing Natsu through the door, she gently placed her hand on his chest as she spoke. "Be careful what you say to her, she might have a reason for going anywhere without you." Levy then stepped out of the Dragon Slayers way noticing the odd expression he gave her before following Lucy's scent. "She doesn't want you to die. She just doesn't understand that she'll die a little inside the longer you are separated from each other." Levy whispered to herself.

==With Lucy==

Lucy was almost done packing when her front door slammed open. She spun around so fast she nearly fell over. There in her door way stood Natsu's Dragon, a low growl leaving his mouth as he approached her. "Na-Natsu?" How did he get out, her thoughts were speeding a mile a minute. "Levy…" That was all she could come up with since she knew Freed wouldn't have taken down his spell knowing that Natsu could attack anyone in the guild. Lucy backed away the closer he got to her before the back of her knees hit her bed and she fell back onto it. Once he reached her he leaned over placing his arms near her head, his body caging her in as their eyes met.

Natsu's Dragon took in her scent a bit relieved that she didn't smell like another male. His eyes noticed the bags on her floor, almost everything in the house was gone, he knew why. "Why Mate trying to leave?" He watched her expression change from shock, to sadness as she covered her face with her hands. A salty smell wafted into his nose as he looked down at her. She's crying… Did you scare her or something? I don't understand this situation one bit. Mate knows next stage… Natsu was confused, what's the next stage then? Mate tell tomorrow, now she need rest. Well that's a good way of avoiding my question… His Dragon lifted Lucy up and settled her under the sheets, a clawed finger running through her hair as he released her. "Mate tell human side tomorrow." He saw Lucy nod her head slowly as she curled into the blankets. Natsu's body slid in after her as soon as he took off his blood stained pants. He pulled her close as he settled in next to her and held her for the rest of the day, sleep taking her just before sun set.

==Week 1 Day 7 (12pm)==

Eyes blinked open as said person looked around drowsily, and then turned to look beside them at the beautiful blonde next to him curled up against his side. The forest green eyes then turned to look up at the clock; he could read that it said twelve in the afternoon. Movement next to him surprised him as a pair of chocolate brown eyes looked up at him, finally noticing the familiar eye color and clear face without markings. "Natsu!" She yelled as she flung herself at him clinging to his neck, he fell over at the impact landing hard on his back on the floor. "I'm so glad you're back to normal." Lucy smiled down at Natsu not realizing the awkward way their bodies had landed.

"Uh…Luce could you get off me please." Natsu said as he blushed looking away from her face. Lucy gave him a confused look before looking at how their bodies had landed. Her face flushed with color when she saw their position, she'd landed straddling his hips with her chest flush against his own. She started moving to get off him when a sensual groan made her freeze, her gaze returned to Natsu's face but it was still turned to the side. Even though a little of his expression could be seen from where she sat, he had bitten his lip to quiet himself while waiting for her to get off him. Lucy's eyes widened when she felt something hard against her butt, oh lord I'm turning him on. So, all that attraction wasn't just the Dragon after all. She got to her feet struggling as the sensual noises continued to leave her partners mouth, making an almost permanent blush take residents on her face.

Natsu covered his face with his hands in embarrassment. Could this be any more awkward? I mean come on it was bad enough when my Dragon was in control, speaking of Dragon I haven't heard him once since I woke up… normally he'd be bugging the hell out of me. Natsu sat up slowly taking his hands off his face in the process his face still slightly pink, he looked over at his discarded pants with dark red blood strains over taking the white of the fabric. Guess those are done for, I think I have another pair in the bag I leave here. He tried to avoid eye contact with Lucy as he searched for his bag of spare clothes he kept here with her, just in case he ever needed them…like now. As soon as he grabbed them he felt arms encircle his waist, which offered him a sense of comfort. Natsu chuckled to himself, "missed you too Luce." He couldn't help that his mood was lifted just by her simple touch.

"Your Dragon was okay but I don't think I could have lived with him for another week, I'm just really happy that you won't kill any guys just for being near me. Although knowing you and Gray you'll both do something stupid which ticks Erza off and you'll both be in for it." Lucy laughed out loud at feeling Natsu shiver at her statement. That meant that her Natsu was really back and that made her so happy. She let go of him so that he could get dressed, although she didn't understand why he dressed like it was summer when winter was fast approaching. Lucy then realized she should be getting changed as well. Maybe a thick pair of leggings, a winter skirt, all together with a long sleeved sweater, she grabbed her clothes and started undressing in front of Natsu. It was only when she looked up that she noticed blood leaking out of his nose, and that weird shocked expression he had as he stared at her half naked body.

"I know you could see everything that was going on this past week. You've seen me naked in the shower more than once. I mean this isn't something to get a nose bleed over. I'm just in my underwear." Lucy huffed as she pulled on her clothes, before sitting on her bed crossing her legs as she looked at him. She saw him turn away but not before seeing his flushed face. Awe he's so cute like that, reminds me of the time I heard from Mira that Natsu liked me. But back then it wasn't true and I felt like an idiot for listening to her. I'm really glad that changed, and that he picked me over Lisanna. I mean I like the girl I was just envious of her history with Natsu, and that she knew more about him than I did. Then again even after she came back he still kept sneaking into my bed rather than Lisanna's. Lucy giggled slightly at that thought considering she always booted him out of it when she woke up next to him.

Yeah you're in your underwear but why did it have to be red lacy ones, I mean when my Dragon was in control they were always plain ones with different colors. Okay forget about that and think of something else…like how we can get money for Lucy's rent. The blush on his face disappeared as he faced Lucy again, "Do you think Team Natsu should go on a mission to get money for your rent?" He watched as realization crossed her face before she stood up grabbed his arm and proceeded to drag him out her front door. He didn't even resist her as she led him by the arm to the Fairy Tail guild. As soon as they entered the guild it got quiet just like yesterday, only this time everyone was weary of him. That is before a little blue blur crashed into his chest almost resulting him falling down on his ass. "Hey Happy missed you too little buddy." Natsu smiled as he hugged his little blue friend. Everyone let out a relieved breath before going back to whatever they were doing.

"Yo flame brain you're finally back to normal, though your Dragon had more guts than you do." Gray started laughing remembering how Erza looked yesterday after she had her run in with Natsu's Dragon at Lucy's house. His laugh was cut off when a fiery fist met his face. "Like you're one to talk Ice Princess." Natsu glared at the striper ice mage before Gray lunged at him starting yet again another fight in the Fairy Tail Guild. It wasn't long before Gajeel and Elfman were dragged into the brawl leaving they're women sitting at their tables shaking their heads at the foolishness of their boyfriend/husband.

Lucy sighed but let a smile spread on her face. They never change, but that's one thing about Fairy Tail that makes it a great place to be. Lucy headed for the bar taking a seat next to Erza who had a half-eaten strawberry cake sitting in front of her. Lucy ordered a hot cocoa and some of the soup she'd eaten yesterday before she ran off. Someone else took a seat next to her before placing a book in front of her; she turned her head only to come face to face with Levy. "Sorry about yesterday Levy, I just couldn't handle what I read." Levy smiled at her, "don't worry Lulu you're not the only one who reacted that way just before the second stage." This surprised Lucy before she looked at the book in front of her. She felt a tap on her shoulder and looked in the direction of a guilt ridden Erza. "Sorry about yesterday Lucy, I over-reacted to what I saw when it must have been an innocent situation." Lucy hugged the red head next to her. "No problem Erza, I'm just glad you're okay." Lucy turned away from her friend when her food arrived.

Natsu felt something odd take hold of him in the middle of his fight with Gray and a few others; he managed to dodge anything that came at him which was a surprise before his body was drawn closer to Lucy. He left the fight only to come to a halt behind a clueless Lucy who was getting ready to eat her food. Levy eyed him slightly knowing what he was feeling, she wished she had her camera to take a picture of the look on Lucy's face when she realized what was going on. Natsu placed his arms on either side of his Mate caging her in at the bar; she turned around in her seat to glare at him. "Natsu what are you do-" She was cut off when his slightly rough lips met her soft plump ones. She was so shocked that she didn't have time to respond to his kiss before he pulled away from her.

A-affectionate right… Were the first thoughts that entered her mind, although she wasn't expecting him to kiss her right off the bat. Oh and boy what a kiss it was. Although now she wondered where he learned to do it from, because she really didn't think the Natsu she knew could kiss anything like that. After a few seconds everyone else in the room finally made her realize he'd done it right in the middle of the guild, and not only in front of all of their friends. Her face exploded with heat before she spun away from him to face her food, totally ignoring the man behind her to start on her food.

What made me do that…? Natsu totally spaced before ice crashed into the back of his head, totally throwing his focus back into the fight he'd abandoned. Erza had cake fall out of her mouth at what just happened between Natsu and Lucy. Levy leaned over and whispered. "Mating Heat week number two starting early, which is sort of new for me." Lucy's head snapped in Levy's direction at her whispered words. "THAT was part of week two. It's not even after midnight yet!" She half yelled/whispered at her female best friend before banging her forehead on the edge of the bar counter. "Where the hell did Natsu learn to kiss like that?!" She said low enough for Levy to hear it, which caused her to giggle slightly.

"I thought the same thing about Gajeel. That is until he told me it was just instinct and that he'd never kissed anyone before in his life, well except for that one time..." Levy giggled again at the look Gajeel gave her from his position across the room. Erza looked at Levy like she was crazy because she didn't realize Levy was mated to Gajeel. She knew he was her boyfriend just not that she'd gone through what Lucy was going through at the moment. "Okay off that subject now and onto the next…like my rent for example." Lucy said after finishing off her hot cocoa, her eyes looking to Erza for the answer. The scarlet haired women coughed before looking to the request board. "We can do an S-Class quest if we take Gajeel and Levy with us…" The only reason she suggested it was because two years ago Gajeel made S-Class, although she didn't know it was right after his own Mating Heat. She also knew that Gajeel wouldn't go anywhere with them if Levy didn't tag along.

"That's a great idea!" Lucy said hugging Levy to her large chest nearly suffocating the bluenette in the process. The petite girl squirmed in her arms finally getting the strength to pull herself from that space that was depriving her of oxygen. "I'm sure Gajeel will agree to it." Levy said eyeing Gajeel with a 'you better not disagree with me' look. He just looked the other way because you never want to make a woman angry with you if she happens to be your girlfriend, and because she's the only one who can hold sex out of your reach for weeks on end.

"Okay then its set, now I just need to go beat some sense into my own man." Lucy noticed what happened between the two and decided to drag Natsu out of his fight with Gray to tell him the news. "Meet you guys tomorrow bright and early. I'll leave picking the quest to you Erza." Lucy left her Jewels on the bar before getting out of her seat and pulling out one of her gate keys. "Open gate of the Maiden, Virgo!" A door bells ring echoed in the guild before a maid garment clad spirit appeared in front of Lucy. "Punishment time Princess?" The pink haired maiden kneeled down in front of her holder. "Well kind of, get Natsu out of there for me." Lucy pointed to the steadily growing guild fight going on centered around Natsu and Gray. "As you wish Princess." It wasn't long before men were sent flying around the room in all different directions, until a certain fire breather was thrown in Lucy's direction and landed at her feet. "Alright time to go home Mr. Flame thrower. I'll make you something to eat when we get there." Lucy said before taking hold of his hand and dragging a confused Natsu out the door. She waved back knowing that Virgo had already left the earthly realm.

"Lucy what's going on?" Natsu asked as soon as they entered her home through the front door. "We've got a mission tomorrow Natsu with our team and Gajeel and Levy." Lucy answered him as she shut and locked the door behind them. He was about to complain when she abruptly kissed him hard then turned away to look through her kitchen for food to feed him with. "You better not complain or I'll make you sleep on the couch tonight." Lucy said as she pulled out some bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes and set them down on the kitchen counter. Natsu knew when he shouldn't mess with things and decided to sit down at the table and watch her move around the kitchen. Although his eyes tended to wander down to her back side from time to time as she cooked the bacon she took out and toasted some bread for what he figured would be BLT's. Lucy set a plate of three BLT's in front of Natsu and one with one in front of where she planned to sit. She dug around in her cabinet for a bottle she had been saving, and poured the liquid into a fire proof class before setting it on fire and setting it in front of Natsu who had already finished one of his three BLT's.

Time passed as they each finished their food, Lucy was looking up at the clock when she was pulled out of her seat and into a set of very warm arms, which she wasn't complaining about. "Natsu! Lucy why did you leave without me?!" A very small voice called as a ball of blue fur smacked into Lucy's face clinging to her like a second skin. "Happy?" Natsu said dropping Lucy onto the floor out of shock. "Levy wouldn't tell me why but she didn't let me follow you guys as soon as you left." Happy's small voice whined as Lucy pried him off her face. She sighed as she got to her feet, "I don't have time for this right now I'm going to bed." She handed Happy to Natsu before going to change into her night gown, not caring that she was once again changing in front of him plus Happy.

"Why's Lucy acting funny?" Natsu's little blue friend asked him not realizing that said man's face was once again flushed with color like it had been when they woke up earlier that day. "Uh Happy, Lucy and I are kind of going through something right now that to others would be pretty strange. Would you mind hanging out with Lisanna for the rest of the month, I'll explain everything to you when you come back okay?" Natsu asked his little friend who gave him a weird look. "I'll get you a lot of fish if you'll do what I ask." His friend lit up and nodded his little blue head before zooming past a half-naked Lucy and out her bedroom window.

Natsu shook his head before going after Lucy, who by the time he got there was already tucked into bed. "Luce sorry about earlier, Happy is going to stay with Lisanna for the rest of my Mating Heat." Her eyes watched him as he started undressing. Now this is something I can get used to, gah bad Lucy. Lucy moved over a little allowing him to follow her into bed, which would probably be his too by the way things were going. Even before this week he'd practically lived at her place anyway. "It's not a problem Natsu let's just get to bed, I told Erza we'd be at the guild bright and early in the morning." Lucy yawned slightly before snuggling up against his side placing her head against his chest, which was a reverse in their roles from this past week. "Alright Luce, sweet dreams." Natsu gently kissed her forehead before closing his eyes letting sleep take hold of them both.

AN: So sorry this took so long, by the way has anyone read the new FT chapter it made me squeal in happiness. Anyway on the week two for our little NaLu couple, hope to hear back from my reviewers about this chapter it really makes me happy. This also took longer because this chapter is the most I've ever written for a single chapter. Luv you guys…xoxo.