Hey my lovely readers~ I'm sooo sorry for updating so slow! I've been busy with finalizing all of my school stuff. (Final Exams are hell) But now that I'm on summer break you'll most definitely be seeing more stories from me! So anyways on with the story kay! ;*


Previously on T.I. : "You know how you didn't want you friends to know?"

"Yeah? What about it?"

"Well, they know."

Natsu stepped aside to reveal Levy standing next to an amused looking Gajeel.

"Yo, Lu-chan."

"Shit. We're so screwed"


"H-heyyyyy Levy-chan. What brings you here?" Lucy smiled widely even though she was freaking out on the inside. "Did you need something?"

Nastu sweat dropped. "O-oi Blondie, are you really gonna play the oblivious role in this situation?" He looked at her as if she was an idiot.

"Shut up! They may not even know what's going on yet! I could've played it off and said that we hid because we didn't want anybody to misunderstand our relationship. I could've told them that I invited you over because you were all bloody! Idiot!" Lucy stopped her foot in agitation while frowning at Natsu.

"Oh? Sounds like a nice plan and all but of course they would misunderstand look what you did to me! I have kiss marks and love bites all over my body and they won't go away! You're one stupid blonde aren't you?" Levy and Gajeel took a couple of steps back when they saw a dangerous aura emitting from Lucy.

Levy laughed nervously, "Uh guys? Maybe you should-"

"Stupid!? Who was the one that couldn't keep his hands of me!? You're the stupid one! Who dyes their hair pink anyways? You idiot Pinky! And if you wanna talk about 'kiss marks and love bites' I have plenty of those from you. You perverted idiot pinky!" She held a look a annoyance and anger with her fist balled up and ready to strike at any moment.

Natsu didn't look the least bit intimidated of her, he looked just as annoyed as her. "Whatever Blondie you didn't want me to keep my hands off you. Who was the one that was moaning 'Natsu, Natsu~' over and over again? I damn sure wasn't me. So if you ask me, you wanted it. And you liked it." Natsu poked Lucy's forehead in accusation making her face explode in a crimson color.

Lucy growled and slapped Natsu on his still partly exposed rock hard chest causing him to stumble back a little. "That's bullshit! I didn't like it and I most certainly didn't enjoy it. You seemed to enjoy it though panting and groaning like some dog with no home training! You kept your hands on me out of your own free will! I tried to stop you! It's just that somehow my body just... wanted... A-anyways this is all YOUR fault!" Natsu glared at Lucy fiercely

"Dog? You calling me a dog Blondie?" He stepped forward until he was towering over her.

"Yeah, actually I am." Lucy held her ground glaring back at him. The two kept glaring at each-other neither one of them saying a word.

Levy cleared her throat and stepped in between them. "Uh, Lu-chan why don't you calm down a bit so we can talk about this okay?"

Lucy then let out a huff of annoyance as she turned her back to Natsu. "He started all of this crap. Damned pink haired bastard."

"No matter what you say, this 'pink haired bastard' had you like putty in his hands. Stupid blonde with big tits." Natsu mumbled scratching behind his head a very irritated look on his face.

Gajeel snickered at his comment seeing as he was the only one to hear it. Levy sat down on the couch with Lucy as she waited for her to calm down. Lucy took in deep breaths trying to block out negative emotions so she could talk with Levy. Gajeel pushed Natsu over to the couches and plopped down on one lazily.

"...So Bunny Girl, how long ya plannin' on stayin' like that?" Gajeel gestured to her still disheveled appearance from her and Natsu's previous... activities. Lucy glared at Gajeel with a blush on her face.

"Shut it!" She threw a pillow at his face as she got up to change her clothes. She walked up her stairs quickly. "I'll be right back." Moments later she came back down wearing a pair of navy blue baggy sweatpants she had stolen from Gray and a graphic tee-shirt and her hair was tied into a sloppy high bun. "Sorry if I took to long." She plopped back down next to Levy.

"Nah, you weren't gone that long." Levy smiled at her gently.

"Here jerk, you need a change of clothes too don't you?" Lucy tossed him a white t-shirt that was too big for her and another pair of sweatpants she stole from Gray.

"Uh, thanks." Natsu took off his sweaty shirt and all of the bruises and hickeys Lucy left now fully revealed.

"Geez Lu-chan, you really couldn't keep your hands off of Natsu could you?" Levy said observing all of the marks on his body.

Lucy blushed scarlet. "L-l-levy chan! Don't tell me you're taking his side!" She covered her face in embarrassment.

"I thought I was the only one who thought that." Natsu snickered. Lucy looked up to glare at Natsu but found herself staring at him change. He stepped behind the couch to put the baggy sweatpants on but walked back over while starting to put the whit t-shirt on. Lucy continued to stare watching how his arm muscles flexed as he raised them to give access to the shirt holes. Her eyes traveled down to his chiseled olive colored chest that was littered with her kiss marks. She watched his abs rippled as he struggled to pull down the slightly tight shirt. Her heart began to beat faster as she looked lower to notice that the sweatpants hung low and loosely revealing his 'v' line. She swallowed harshly as her body began to heat up.

'He's so hot!' Lucy blushed at her thoughts. 'I wonder what would've happened if they hadn't interrupted.'

"Lu-chan? ...Are you okay?"

Lucy jumped up off the couch. "Huh? I-I was listening!"

"...We didn't say anything yet Lu-chan."

"Heh. Seems like Bunny Girl is interested." Gajeel leaned back in the pink reclining chair and smirked. Levy looked confused as Lucy blushed even harder at Gajeel's comment. Natsu plopped down on the powder pink love-seat that was across from the couch Levy and Lucy were sitting on.

"S-shut it Gajeel! Am not!" Lucy's face color giving her lie away.

"Whatever you say bunny girl." He got up and sat next to Levy taking up most of the space with his size.

"Yeah, not really sure what you two are talking about but I would like to get this over with quickly. I want to go home." Natsu interrupted Gajeel and Lucy's insider conversation.

"Oh yeah, Lu-chan sit next to Natsu." Levy snuggled close to Gajeel as he rested his arm across the back of the white couch.

"Okay?" Lucy hesitantly walked over to love-seat and stiffly sat down next to Natsu.

Natsu made a face."Oh come on Blondie you're being such a kid right now. I don't have the cooties or anything."

Lucy stuck her tongue out. "I don't care, I can't be near you. It bugs me."

"Well you to don't have much of a choice now do you?" Levy interrupted seriously.

"Eh?" Lucy said confused.

"Shit." Natsu grabbed his hair in frustration.

"Oh we are in deep shit. Major shit."

"What are you guys talking about?" Lucy looked back and forth between them. 'What are they talking about?'

"You bit a pureblood Lu-chan. And you're a pureblood. Don't you know what's going to happen if they find out that you two don't actually love each other?"

"Oh, no. This is bad. Reaaaally bad."

Natsu sat up and stared at Levy suspiciously. "How did you know I was a pureblood?!"

Levy looked unfazed. "Gajeel told me. Duh."

Natsu shot a glare at Gajeel who looked away uninterested. "You metal head! Do you not understand the concept of a secret. If they find out who I am I'm D.E.A.D"

Gajeel merely glanced at him. "It aint like they'll find you cause I told my girlfriend. Trust me they can't find you. Shut up whining."

Natsu sat back down a gave a heavy sigh. "Whatever, I don't care anymore."

Lucy looked even more confused. "What's going on? How do you know Gajeel, Natsu?"

"Huh? Natsu is Gajeel's cousin. Didn't you know Lu-chan."

"EH!? I didn't know at all. Is your family made up of assholes Gajeel?"

"Ahahaha, you're hilarious Blondie." Natsu said dryly. "Anyways Levy, what do we do?"

Levy tapped her chin in thought for a moment. "Ah! Well it's weird but there aren't any negative side effects happening after you two bit each other."

Natsu and Lucy let out a sigh and spoke in unison. "Thank god-"

"But."

Lucy's smile dropped. "But? But's are never good." She groaned and sunk in the seat.

"But- You two can't leave each other's sides, unless you want those side effects to happen. And they aren't pretty. You two should be experiencing them considering the fact you two hate each other."

Natsu just stared blankly. "I don't hate her."

Lucy looked up in shock. "What!?"

"I said I don't hate you. You irritate me. But I don't hate you."

Lucy scooted away blushing. "W-what are you saying!?"

Natsu just leaned back lazily. "What are you getting embarrassed for? It's not like I said I loved you. Weirdo."

Lucy glared at him. "Shut up you pink haired bastard. I know that! You're such an idiot."

Natsu sat up and glared back. "You askin' for a fight Blondie?!"

"Bring it on ya bastard. I'll wipe the floor with you."

Natsu ignited his hand. "Then bring it."

Lucy grabbed her keys. "Let's go bas-"

Her sentence ws cut short as paint shot through her and she fell to the floor. Natsu grunted and fell to his knees.

"AH! I-it HUUURRTTSS!" Lucy shouted as pain shot through her neck.

"SHIT! AH! W-what the hell is this!?" Natsu grabbed his neck writhing on the floor in pain.

"Natsu, Lu-chan!" Levy and Gajeel shot up and dropped to the floor next to them. Levy looked at their bodies trying to find the cause of their sudden pain.

"M-my neck. IT'S BURNING!." Lucy's strained scream filled the living room.

"Neck?" Levy crawled over to Lucy and looked at her neck.

"Steam?" Levy looked at Lucy's neck. It was sizzling and steam surrounded the bite mark on her neck. The mark was glowing red and something was forming around the mark. Lucy let out another strained scream as the pain intensified.

"L-levy, What the hell is going on!?" Gajeel shouted holding up Natsu's head as he continued writhing in pain. He was gasping for air as if he couldn't breathe. His neck was glowing gold and tiny stars were surrounding his neck.

"I-I can't breath. It hurts!" Natsu's voice was becoming hoarse and his breathing became short and shallow. "Natsu!"

Another scream ripped through Lucy's throat as another wave of intense pain pulsed through her neck.

Levy started to panic, "Gajeel! What do we do!?" Tears were flowing down her face as she tried to comfort Lucy.

"I don't know we'll just have wait for it to stop."

Natsu let out another hoarse scream as he choked and coughed. He grabbed his neck as his veins started to furiously swell during the strain.

"Natsu! Pull yourself together." Gajeel shouted shaking him. His neck started to flash brightly as the bite mark sizzled. His screams intensified again. Lucy's cries became silent as she couldn't scream anymore. Her mouth was open in pain as tears streamed down her eyes. Her neck continued to burn and sizzle. Natsu fainted from the loss of oxygen at the same time Lucy fainted from the unbearable pain. Levy and Gajeel sat there in shock.

"L-lu-chan! Lu-chan! LUCY! Wake up! What's wrong?! LU-CHAN!"

"O-oi Flame head! Wake up! Get your ass up now! Natsu! Dammit!"

"G-gajeel they're still breathing! Thank god! Help me get them upstairs!" Levy wiped her face and lifted Lucy's arms. She struggled to pick Lucy up.

"I got it shrimp. I'll take them." Gajeel threw Natsu over one of his shoulders, then Lucy over the other. He headed up the stairs as a worried Levy trailed right behind him.


[LUCY]

"Blondie! Blondie! ... LUCY!" Natsu shouts jolting Lucy awake.

"Where am I? Why is everything blank? What's going on?!" SHe looks around in panic.

"Finally you woke up, geez you sleep like a guy."

"Natsu? Why are you in my dreams? I am dreaming right?" He sighed and scratched the back of his head. "If this is dream we're having the same one... More importantly, what the hell are you wearing?"

"Huh? What I have on?" She grabbed a hanful of white ruffled dress that pooled around the floor. The dress was strapless and had light blue stars lining the chest part. She reached up to pull at her hair that was all pinned up into a fancy curly bun with a few stray strands brushing her neck. She looked at Nastu and couldn't hold back the laugh that was bubbling in her throat.

"What the hell are you laughing at!?" Natsu glared.

'He looks so adorable!' "My, my don't you look *pfft* handsome! ahahahahaha!" She fell on her butt laughing so hard.

"Shut it Blondie!" He tugged on the white shirt with a ruffled collar and chest. The light blue vest and bow-tie he wore matched Lucy's dress.

'...But now that I'm really looking he looks hot. Hell he looks hot in anything. His hair is a bit different though. It's not spikey anymore it's all slicked back with two short pieces of hair hanging on each side. It made me notice his eyes more and it's pretty hot he looks so...mature.'

Natsu was giggling to himself.

"What's so funny?" Lucy glared placing her hands on her hips.

He burst into full laughter. "You know... that get up makes it so hard to believe that you're a beast on the inside."

'Ok I take back everything I just said he's still a total jerk.'

"Ha-ha you know no matter how hot you look in your 'get up', you're still a complete jerk on the inside." She said adjusting the sleeveless dress the hugged her ample chest.

He stopped laughing and looked at her. "Did you just say I looked... hot?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"Heh~ So Ms. Heartfilia thinks I'm hot~" He looked at her with mock embarrassment.

"Don't look at me with that disgusting face." He smirked and looked at her and she thought it was so goddamn hot she believed she would melt... if he wasn't a total jerk that is.

"But you just said I was s-e-x-y" Natsu purred moving closer to her.

"Wha- I said HOT, not SEXY!" She bluted out, cursing herself when she realized her mistake.

"Ah, so you did say I was hot." He smirked as he continued to move closer.

"Like I said I don't know wha-"

Staring directly into her eyes he smiled and said, "It's alright I think you're pretty hot yourself"

"What's the rest of the joke?" Her face heated up as she looked down.

"I wasn't joking. You look beautiful Lucy." Natsu grabbed her chin and lifted her eyes back up to meet his.

The blush covered her entire face and crept down her neck at that comment. 'What goes through his head sometimes. We just met and he makes me feel like this, why? I'm such an idiot there's no way I'll fall for this jerk just because he says something like this. But... he's the first person to actually say that to me so genuinely. It's kinda heartwarming. But there's no way in hell I'm letting him know that's how I feel.'

"T-thanks Natsu. You look handsome yourself."

Natsu smiled at her but it dropped just as fast as it came.

"Natsu? What's wrong?" Lucy turned around to look but he pulled her into his arms.

"Get down! Now!" He pulled the blonde to the ground with him.

"Natsu... what's happening?"

'I'm scared. Why? What is this feeling?'

He pulled her into his chest and put his arms around Lucy protectively. She couldn't see what was going on but she heard it, something was whizzing past them. She began to shake and Natsu held on to her tighter. She was unsure as to how long they were sitting on the ground as these weird events were happening around them but he pink haired fire user continued to hold tight. He was...warm and comforting.

Natsu loosened his grip on her when the noises stopped. He stood up and looked around. "What the hell was that? Where the hell are we? Why is is so blank here? Dammit I don't get this!"

Lucy couldn't even respond to Natsu because as soon as she stood there was a big boom and everything began to shake, and cracks were appearing everywhere. She felt cracks beneath her feet and they were getting bigger. Natsu stopped his rant and looked up... the moment the ground beneath her started to shatter. "N-natsu..."

As soon as Natsu moved to grab her, the ground gave out.

"LUCY!"