Authors Note: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its Characters. Some of the plots are based off the anime and are not completely my original ideas.
"Natsu, you're such a bull in a china shop"
"What'd you say popsicle magic?"
"I said you're a klutz flame for brain"
"You wanna fight stripper"
"You're only going to get your….. "
"ARE YOU TWO FIGHTING"
"No ma'am"
"You're going to wake Lucy"
"And Loke, he was here too. Does she have any fish?"
Lucy opened one eye and glanced at the clock. 'Ugh, too early to be awake.' She closed it and rolled to the other side. After a few minutes of listening to incessant arguing, she finally pulled herself out of bed. Her head was pounding, probably due to her sinuses being stuffy. She coughed. 'Great' she thought to herself a cold. She stood up and stretched, wincing as her muscles protested against the movement. She walked towards the arguing voices coming from her living room.
"Lucy! How are you feeling?" Ezra asked with concern.
"I think I have a cold, I'm going to spend today just resting, I should be well by tomorrow" she replied to the reequip mage.
"Where's Loke?" Happy asked with a snicker. Ezra smacked him with a pillow that had been on Lucy's couch.
"Loke went back to the Spirit World after he made me dinner last night." Lucy blushed 'They must have come yesterday while he was here, thankfully Natsu didn't decide to break in last night.' She thought to herself.
"She liiiiiiiiiikkkeeessss him" Happy sang out flying around her head.
"No… no... no I don't" Lucy stammered. 'I mean he is handsome, not that I'd ever admit to that, with his messy ginger hair, his cute cat ears, his hazel eyes you could get lost in, that killer smi….no Lucy, bad. This is your spirit you're thinking about. Your team mate! Not how you should be thinking about him' Lucy blushed even deeper at her thoughts. "He's just a friend, he was concerned and as usual, took his duties above and beyond what they really are." Lucy clarified.
"I think it was sweet" Ezra commented, smiling like a happy school girl. Lucy didn't like that look, or trust it. She'd have to watch her, and Mira. They loved to play match maker. "We just wanted to check in to make sure you were doing alright. We'll let you rest now" Ezra collared Natsu and grabbed Happy as she marched out the door.
"Feel better Lucy" Happy called from Ezra's grip.
Lucy smiled and shut the door. She really did have a great team. She walked back to her bed and collapsed onto it. She laid there, contemplating if she wanted to go back to sleep or take a hot bath. Before she had decided, a golden light shimmered behind her and she heard a familiar voice.
"You could go take a hot bath, I'll even wash your back" Loke said flirtatiously
"Don't make me send you back already Loke" Lucy rolled to glare at him.
"Alright, alright, I'll join you for it then" Loke laughed as he got up, catching the pillow that was tossed his way "Joking my love, I'll have an omelet and a cup of tea waiting for you when you get out."
Lucy blushed furiously as she sat up, glaring at Loke. "Fine, but you have to promise you won't come into the bathroom."
"I'd never dream of it Princess" he responded with sincerity.
Lucy got up and gathered what she needed for a bath. She opted for her favorite tank and a comfy pair of shorts that she usually lounged around in when she spend her weekends writing. She walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her, locking just in case. 'Not that it would actually stop him, he can just appear where ever he pleases.' She thought to herself. She ran the bath water, adding her normal vanilla scented bubble bath, some bath salts along with lavender flowers. She washed herself as thoroughly as she could muster, trying to relax her aching muscles. She would have thought about doing a yoga routine, but not with Loke there. She stayed until her water began to cool. She drained the tub, and did a quick cool rinse in the shower before toweling off. She got dressed and brushed through her hair as quickly as possible. Her stomach was beginning to rumble and she couldn't wait to eat. 'Or spend more time with Loke' she sighed as she though that to herself. She just brushed it off as her brain not fully recovered.
Loke was enjoying a cup of coffee when Lucy walked into the kitchen. He pushed a plate across the counter to her. "Eat up beautiful, you need it. I bought some medicine yesterday, I wasn't sure how you'd feel today"
Lucy gave him a grateful smile as she cut a piece off and popped it into her mouth. "The bath seemed to do most of the work" Lucy replied after swallowing her bite "Loke this is amazing, I really should summon you more just to cook for me" She added with a giggle.
"Anything to spend more time with you Princess" Loke replied earnestly 'I'd cook breakfast and dinner if you'd let me Princess. I'd chase away your nightmares and the cold if you'd let me stay' he thought longingly. "What were you planning on doing today love?" Loke asked, hoping he could spend a little more time with her.
"Honestly I didn't have a plan. I was just going to rest since I wasn't feeling good this morning when everyone broke into my apartment. I'm feeling much better now." Lucy said, thinking about what she had planned to do with her day.
"They came again? And woke you up?" Loke asked incredulously. Not that he was really surprised by that fact. They did care for Lucy and it probably didn't help that they had seen him there and he had all but kicked them out.
"Yeah, they left once I had told them I was better but just wanted to rest. Even though I feel better, I don't think I'm up to going to the guild today." Lucy said with a laugh
"I can keep you company if you would like Princess, we don't have to do anything." Loke suggested with hope.
Lucy thought about it for a minute, she heard the hopeful tone of his voice. She couldn't help but tease him a little bit. "Yeah, that'd be nice. You're still one of the newest members to my team. Even though I've known you longer than you've been my spirit, I still don't feel like I know much about you" Lucy said with a frown.
His smile was so bright she couldn't help but smile back at him.
"I don't have much I need to do, I just need to get a few things, and since you were kind enough to buy groceries for me, yes I noticed I have everything I needed for essentially the next month that I will somehow pay your back for, I have a little extra jewel that I could spend on myself. There were a few books I had looked at last week, or that cute dress…" Lucy trailed off in contemplation of what she would buy.
"I'm happy with anything we do Princess." Loke replied to her, bringing her attention back.
"Let me run and change first" she replied as she skipped towards her bedroom. She quickly replaced her comfy shorts with her blue mini skirt and her tank top with her white shirt with the blue collar. As she tied her hair up into a side pony tail with her ribbon, she took one last look in the mirror before she grabbed her boots and walked back to the kitchen where Loke waited. As she put her boots on she snuck a side glance at Loke. He went more casual today, a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up and a dark pair of jeans. She was happy that he left his hair longer like he normally wore with his suit. His sun glasses were folded hanging from his shirt, exposing just a little bit of his chest, making Lucy wonder what the rest of it looked like….
She straightened up with a jerk, getting her thoughts off that track. Loke walked to the door and held it open for her. She smiled as she walked through, wondering what today would hold for her.
