Natsu walked towards his home quietly, brows furrowed in thought as he moved towards his front gate. He had dedicated a considerable amount of his funds to improve his home over the years he had been in Fairy Tail, it was a vast improvement on the decrepit shack it once was, all four of the wall stood straight for one thing, the outside was still painted red wooden planks, the yard was relatively small two small sections of grass on either side of a concrete path leading to his front door, the one too his left had a round stone in the centre where he would sometimes sit to think, he opened the door and walked inside dropping his cloak on the hanger and wincing slightly as the extension of his arm pulled the wounds on his body painfully, he placed his hand on the bandages and smirked recalling the strange cat-girl he had met in the forest earlier that day, he rolled his neck and tugged on his shoulder lightly as he walked inside, the floor was simple wood, the wall were painted white and were mostly bare, save for a painting of himself and all the guild when they were much younger on the wall at the fair end of the hallway, he passed two doors to get to the bathroom eager to take a shower to wash away the Fatigue of the day.

Erza followed the small blue cat she had met earlier that day, the small animal had told her why he had remained at the human's clothes shop, even with her considerable strength the blonde-haired human her mate had left her with had dumped an incredible amount of clothing on her, she was worried she may have spent a little too much of her mates money, she hoped he wouldn't be too angry with her.

"Don't worry about money," The small cat suddenly piped up as if reading her thoughts "Natsu had so much spare he doesn't even know what to do with it, without any hobbies other than fighting and doing guild work it saves up quickly."

"I see," Erza responded, regarding the animal carefully "How did you meet my ma- I mean Natsu." She thought she may as well get used to calling him by name, the blonde had given her a very strange look when she had called Natsu her mate.

"We are best friends, I have known him forever…Well I say friends, but the guy is closer to my father, He raised me, with the help of an old friend, but it never felt right to call him dad, us being of a different species and all it was pretty obvious I wasn't really his." Happy chuckled and scratched the back of his head sheepishly "But we have been inseparable since I was born."

"Oh, really?" Erza was quite interested in the cat now "I don't think you ever told me your name."

"It's Happy," The cat, Happy answered with a smile "Natsu came up with it, when he saw the reaction of the people around me."

"Well it's nice to meet you Happy, My name is Erza, I hope we get along." Erza responded with a smile, her tail swishing behind her.

Happy nodded "The house is right here." Happy pointed toward the gate "Just go through the door and put your stuff on the first room to the left of the hallway."

"You are not coming in?" Erza asked

"I am going to go fishing for a little while, tell Natsu I will be back later." Happy responded as his two small wings materialized behind him and he took off.

Erza gave him a wave before inspecting her mates home, it was surprisingly well kept as he walked towards the front door and opened it she peered around, Natsu's coat was there and she could hear the sound of water running, doing as Happy instructed her she placed her things in the first room to the left and walked down the hallway, she looked around the living room and kitchen, there was single two seated couch facing a oddly shaped black box, a table sat in between with a few glasses collecting dust on it. The kitchen was a simple one, a small hallway like path with two counter tops, one ended with the stove and over the other held overheard cupboards and the sink. She quickly got bored of exploring and decided to see if Natsu wanted anything.

She walked up to the door his scent was coming from the strongest and knocked twice, hearing no response she decided to stick her head in the room, it was quite a bit warmer in the small tiled space than it was outside, a thick layer of steam shrouded the room, she could make out the barely visible shadow of her mate behind a white curtain at the other end of the room, walking into the room she closed the door behind her softly.

Natsu stood and let the hot water of the shower wash over him, his arm was over his eyes as he thought he sighed and stood up, grabbing the bar of soap from the small rack he had in his shower, he rubbed the brick of soap over himself.

"I wish I had someone to wash my back." He thought audibly with his eyes still closed.

"I'll do it!" A voice he recognized piped excitedly.

Natsu's eyes shot open and he started as he whirled around, he regretted the decision immediately, his eyes locked on the naked body and incredibly voluptuous of Erza, he grabbed his nose and averted his eyes quickly, despite his wished his eyes continued to flick over her body "W-What are you doing in here?" He stuttered out.

"I got tired of exploring your home on my own," Erza informed simply her ears twitching ever so slightly in excitement, she enjoyed the way her mate seemed to be trying to avoid looking at her "Did you expect me to just sit out there?" She purred suddenly leaning into his ear.

Natsu took a deep breath, place a hand on her shoulder and leaned her away, struggling to keep his urges under control as he locked his eyes on her naked form again, droplet of water had begun to form over her breasts, but he forced his eyes to hers "I told you I wanted to get to know you a little better, you can't just barge into the bathroom and join me."

Erza pouted, the sight was incredibly cute and he struggled to keep his resolve as her ears flattened depressingly to her head, Natsu clenched his teeth "But, it's okay as long as we don't do anything, okay?" 'damnit, I hope she thinks I am not compromising to that face.' Natsu thought irritably.

Erza perked up instantly "I understand!" she hid her smile behind one that looked like excitement 'It really does work.' she thought happily.

Natsu handed the soap to her "Just washing my back, okay?"

Erza nodded happily, of course she had something in mind, but she would wait a few minutes to see whether or not she would go through with it.

She rubbed the small bar of soap in between her hands until the foamed, placing the soap down she placed her hands on Natsu's back, his muscles twitched at the contact but slowly relaxed as she moved her hands in a circular motion, the tenseness in Natsu's shoulders slowly relaxed and she moved her hands down his back.

Natsu struggled to stop himself from moaning in bliss, her hands seemed to melt tension in his body at insanely quick rates, that coupled with the heat of the water, the fact that she was naked behind him and his imagination certainly were not contributing positively to his mindset and it didn't really matter how intently he focused on staying calm, his body certainly was not going to listen to him in this situation.

Erza was blissfully aware of the effect she was having on her mates body, she continued on his back until she reached his waist, before stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his body pressing her breasts against his back and resting her hand just above his member, she heard Natsu gasp and smirked against the back of his neck.

Natsu knew she had been teasing him on purpose, he smirked as he contemplated what he could do in this situation, he figured a surprise attack was his best bet, he stepped forward and spun around before moving back to her and pressing his lips against hers, Erza let out a surprised squeak before falling into the kiss, wrapping her arms around his head and holding him against her until oxygen was scare between the pair and they had to pull away.

"That's not fair." Erza pouted, although the edges of her mouth were still upturned in a smile.

"All is fair in love and war," Natsu quoted as he turned the shower off "I am going to get a little bit of training done, help yourself to any food in the kitchen."

Erza nodded, she was still slightly breathless from the kiss they had just shared, she hadn't expected it or thought he would be that good at kissing either. By the time she regained her senses Natsu had already dressed and left the bathroom.

Natsu took a deep breath as he stepped out the front door, he slid his coat back on and walked to the round stone in the left half of his front yard, he stopped and crossed his legs as he sat down, taking another deep breath, it was only a matter of time before he gave in to his urges around Erza, sending her away was not an option and now he had to worry about whatever was pulling the strings behind that massive Vulcan in the forest, he took another deep breath and closed his eyes, heat radiated off of him and melted the snow around his legs as he thought.

"It's pointless hiding," Natsu announced loudly "I know you are there."

"Hm, So the rowdy Dragon slayer really has trained his mind," A slightly ominous voice noted, Natsu opened his eyes and turned his head to stare at the person on the opposite side of his yard the person wore a black suit the completely covered their skin, a mask covered everything but their eyes and a hood covered his hair, his eyes glowed an ominous purple as he spoke again "Tell me, is it true something has finally captured your heart?"

Natsu disappeared from the spot he was sitting and slammed into the tree behind the masked figure 'I missed?' Natsu thought as he spun around, just in time to see the masked figure to dematerialize and appear at the other side of the yard 'No, it's a thought projection.' Natsu concluded "So what are you here for?"

"A simple warning, That Vulcan was not the first piece of my plan and it won't be the last and guess what, they are all coming after you." the masked man threatened.

"You are trying to frighten me?" Natsu scoffed "I hope for your sake you know who you are threatening, you will need more than an army to defeat me."

"We will see." The masked man responded.

"Tch." Natsu clicked his tongue irritably, turning his head to the tree he had hit, he waited a moment before the thing splintered into his side fence, he shook his head and walked back inside.