Chapter 4
Natsu waited patiently as Lucy got out her new set of keys for her apartment. In the week that he had rested he could now at least move around with someone helping him, and he really didn't mind that the person helping him was Lucy. It gave him the perfect excuse to be extremely close to her without her complaining. Happy made a ploy and was spending some time with Carla and Wendy at Fairy Hills to give him a chance to confess to Lucy alone. Not that he really had the nerve to do it at the moment. He also was having some issues coming to terms with the fact he was both the most evil wizard in existence's brother and a demon that was brought back from the dead. He knew that the latter two he couldn't do anything about, but he at least wanted to do something with the first issue and for that he needed to get his act together and tell her. Lucy helped him into the apartment kicking the door closed behind her and took him over to the sofa and sat him down. When she moved to head towards the kitchen he grabbed her arm.
"Wait Luce, I need to talk to you about something."
She turned back towards him sat down next to him, then leaned forward a little looking at him sideways with a slight blush and a smile. Ok, He just lost his nerve to tell her he liked her. So the next best thing he could talk to her about was his feelings about his brother and being a demon and how worried he was when he told the rest of the guild. Lucy then just hugged him with a smile and told him everything would be alright. He inhaled her sweet scent that always smelled so soothing. He almost wined out loud when she let go and went to get up. He mentally scolded himself for backing down, and tried to work up the nerve to tell her what he really wanted to tell her. He also notices an uncomfortable tightening in his nether region. He waited watching her in the kitchen as she made something for them to eat. As the smells drifted towards him his stomach let out a loud rumble. Without looking Lucy let out a laugh and told him food was coming in a few more minutes. As soon as he was done eating Lucy offered to help him into the bathroom so he could take a hot bath. He felt he could really use one right about then, it would feel great on his sore muscles.
"Yeah."
"Ok,…Would you like me to give you a massage after your out?"
Natsu looked at her, thought about it, then with his usual impish grin said "yep."
Natsu had to admit the way her hands moved across his back felt amazing. He kind of wished he could get her to do that in other places on his body too. He felt himself harden a little at the thought pressing into her bed. He was acutely aware of how she felt straddling him to work out all the knots. Finally one of his muscles in his shoulders gave a loud crack and he went limp. A loud snore could be heard in the room. Lucy gave a small giggle pulling the covers over him then went to shower and get ready for bed herself. She wondered when the idiot would get a clue and realize she liked him already. She had been trying to get over him in that scène for years now to no avail. She knew he just didn't seem interested in her, and to her she knew it would hurt when the pink idiot finally found someone he did like, but like a good friend she would accept his choices in life. She gently stroked his hair out of his eyes then went to sleep on the other side of the bed.
