AN: So after what feels like years of not posting anything here is a story I wrote a while ago. A friend of mine requested me to write a story about her OC with Natsu due to a song we heard that we decided was perfect as their shipping song! All About Us by He is We. The OC is Mackenzie Oakman a crystal dragon slayer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or it's characters. Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. And the original character Mackenzie Oakman belongs to tumblr user misa-rofu-dragneel
After years of fighting, it seemed what she wanted would finally come true. They had been through everything together, traveling to Galuna Island for the S Class mission, fighting off Phantom Lord for the sake of our guild, holding hands as Tenrou Island sank into the ocean, winning the Grand Magic Games. Natsu was by her side through it all and she by his. Now they would finally have the time for themselves that they wanted. The time they had waited for, for so long. Even Stella and Happy had agreed to stay at Lucy's house for the night so the two could be alone.
Mack came home from her bachelorette party unable to hide a smile. She should have guessed the girls in her guild would destroy that old country inn. Why did she have to bet on it? Master Makorov would be furious when he found out, even though Cana had assured her he wouldn't, somehow that didn't make her feel very sure at all.
"Natsu, I'm home!" She called before she even opened the blue creaky door. Both of their parties should have been over by now. Now it was time for the night before the wedding. She hadn't seen that spiky head of pink hair all day, which was very unusual for her, so when she opened the door and saw him pacing in the kitchen her shoulders were finally able to relax.
"Mackenzie!" he called, running over to her immediately, picking her up and spinning her around. When he stopped he placed a kiss on her cheek. "I missed ya!"
"Easy, I'm still sore from that fight Erza challenged me to."
Natsu laughed, short and loud. "Ha! Ice-prick and metal head wouldn't let me leave until I'd kicked both their butts!"
"And lemme guess Laxus yelled at you for destroying the inn?" she asked and Natsu nodded.
Then in unison they said, "The innkeeper was pissed!" They looked at each other and laughed. Mack grabbed Natsu's hand and led him to the couch.
"So tell me about it. I wanna hear everything," she said, patting the seat beside her. Natsu leaned back with his hands in his lap as he sat down. He began his retelling of the day's adventures but something was off. He wasn't as loud or brazen as usual. He was actually being pretty quiet, the opposite of everything Natsu stood for.
In the middle of his stories she found a second to stare him down until he noticed and questioned her about it.
"What's wrong?" she asked her voice firm but concerned.
"Nothing. Why do you ask?" He tried for a smile but it wasn't as large as it usually was. Mack leaned forward and placed a hand over his, concern clear as day in her eyes.
"You know you don't have to lie to me." Natsu let his head fall to the ground but said nothing. "It's the night before our wedding, what could be wrong?"
Without looking up Natsu answered in such a small voice she had to ask him to repeat it. "I don't know how to dance!" He spit out quickly trying to get the words out of his mind.
There was a moment of silence then all the words came spilling from Natsu's mouth. "I know it's tradition for the bride and groom to dance together and I tried to learn but Erza's dancing made me sick, Gajeel tried to teach me to sing for some reason, Gray flat out refused, even Mira and Lisanna got too carried away and ended up planning a whole dance number for some stage play instead of our wedding. I don't want to embarrass you in front of everyone by messing up…" It looked like there was more Natsu wanted to say but that was enough for her. She saw the darkness creep up in his eyes, saw the insecurity and the preemptive guilt.
Without saying a word Mackenzie stood up, walked to the phonograph on the mantle and flipped on a record. Sweet and soft guitar riffs filled the otherwise quiet room. Natsu looked up at her in confusion but she just walked over to the couch and grabbed his hand in hers.
"Take my hand." She sung sweetly, lifting Natsu onto his feet while he listened in awed silence. "I'll teach you to dance." Her voice rang soft and sincere. "I'll spin you around," she made Natsu do a little twirl under her arm, although he was taller than her she made it work by standing on her toes. When Natsu stumbled a little she laid a steadying hand on his shoulder. "Won't let ya fall down."
She moved them away from the couch, giving themselves plenty of room. She took his hands, put one over her shoulder and held the other in her own, holding it out and up. Her free arm went around his waist and she stared deep into his eyes as she pushed him forward, then back, then forward and she sang, "Would you let me lead? You can step on my feet." She stopped singing for a minute to look down at their feet still in those fancy party shoes. He looked uncertain for a second but she nodded and sang, "Give it a try. It'll be alright."
The guitar part picked up a new chord and she kept up her lead in the dance, spinning Natsu in place with swaying steps. "The room's hush hush and now's our moment." Finally his smile was beginning to come back, causing a greater smile from Mack. "Take it in, feel it all and hold it." Slowly he began to pick up the chorus with her.
"Eyes on you, eyes on me, we're doing this right." In her gut Mack felt something tug, it tugged as the music rang out then lifted into the sky with a strong breeze circling around them. She danced, leading him around the room with one two, one two, movements. They danced in a spinning circle around the living room never looking away. Because it was just the two of them tonight.
"Cause lovers dance when they feeling in love, spotlight shining it's all about us." She felt the pressure and fear of failure lift from the air and from Natsu's tense muscles. She kept singing to herself, to him and for each other. "It's all," She opened her mouth wide as the note carried on, Natsu followed suit managing to keep up with her spinning circle. "about us." The more they sang the more Natsu seemed to loosen up.
He twirled her around with an arm over her head, she spun until they were at an arm's length away still holding tight to each other's hands and each extending an arm the other way. "And every heart in the room will melt!" Natsu pulled her close again until he was the one holding her waist and leading them through the movements. "This is a feeling I've never felt but, it's all," They stopped their dancing for a moment to hold each other close as he stroked a thumb over her cheek. "About us."
Natsu picked up the next verse, breaking apart from her and singing to the rafters. He had always kept his singing voice to himself, never opening up enough to let it out but when he did, oh how Mack's heart fluttered. The deep sultry sounds of his voice pulled her around him, taking steps in time with the beat while he stared her down and sang from his heart. "Suddenly, I'm feeling brave." He grabbed her waist and dipped her quickly, then held her there, "I don't know what's got into me, why I feel this way." He stood her back up and brushed his hand across her arm until he touched her palm and filled the spaces between her fingers. "Can we dance real slow," He drew out his words as they stepped closer to each other, with one arm around her waist again they were slowly spinning, lost in each other's eyes. "Can I hold you, can I hold you close?" He stopped spinning to pull her closer.
Mack kept the close proximity, smiling from ear to ear as she kept up the chorus. "The room's hush hush and now's our moment." A playful look danced in her eyes. "Take it in, feel it all and hold it." She let go only to bring their hands between each other and enclose them on themselves around empty space as if it were a precious thing.
Then taking a step back with every sentence they sung, "Eyes on you, eyes on me. We're doing this right," Mack raised her hand in the air, letting her fingers hang delicately. Natsu mimicked her, and they orbited each other, growing ever closer until their fingertips were brushing. "Cause lovers dance when they feeling in love. Spotlight shinning it's all about us!" When they got close enough to lay their palms flat against each other they let the music drive their movements as they sung passionately to each other. "It's all about us," The note carried on and with each raise of her voice Mack spun away holding her arms out wider.
Together they continued to sing as Natsu came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and breathing the words into her neck. "And every heart in the room will melt," Mack bent her knees just a little as if she were swooning and brought her arm up to hold Natsu's cheek. Then she turned around and Natsu picked her up while she locked her arms in place on his shoulders. "This is a feeling we've never felt but," He let her down and she sung, "it's all about us."
The bridge came along with the same sweet guitar riff, turning the house into a music box where only they were center stage. A little out of breath the couple stopped dancing but kept focused on each other, "Do you hear that love, they're playing our song." Mack sang, then Natsu chimed in with,
"Do you think we're ready. Oh, I'm really feeling it-" His words faded into silence as she continued,
"Do you hear that love?" Slowly, and again. "Do you hear that love?"
Natsu came up to her, extending a hand which she took and lifting it high as they spun around slowly once more. His words rang out strong and even, "Do you hear that love, they're playing our song." Mack picked up the next line, putting as much passion into her performance as she could. After all they were in the spotlight, and in love. "Do you think we're and oh,I'm Really Feeling it-" she sang in one breath then continued slowly, "Do you hear that love?"
They had begun circling each other again, keeping their focus on the other one and on the words. Natsu sung out his line with mouth wide open, all fears forgotten. "Do you hear that love?"
The music built up and so did their energy. Their circling became faster and faster, Mack held Natsu's arms, excitement bubbling in her eyes, "Do you hear that love, they're playing our song!"
Natsu grabbed her hand and pulled her into another twirl and he cried out, "Do you think we're ready and oh, I'm really feeling it!" As her twirl ended her pulled her close and the chorus slowed down allowing them time to study everything about their partner's face. "Do you hear that love?" They sang softly fading out together. "Do you hear that love?"
Natsu had her in his arms again, holding her close as she sang, "Lovers dance when they feeling in love." She reached a hand up to stroke a piece of bangs away from his face. "Spotlight shining it's all about us." Natsu sang the backup, "It's all about us," then the music picked up again and suddenly they were spinning together with a firm hold on each other's waist. "It's all-"
"Every heart in the room will melt!" Facing each other they placed both hands crossed over their hearts and swooned. "This is a feeling I've never felt but, it's all," Mack's voice rang out, letting the music bring her closer to her fiance. "About us." Natsu put a hand on her waist, bringing her ever so close to him and they sang the chorus, "Cause lovers dance when they feeling in love," He lead her in the steps, back and forth, swaying to the rhythm. "Spotlight shining it's all about us. It's all," the music grew and shrunk with every word, they let their bodies tell them what to do as they ducked and swayed up and down, back and forth. "About us-hey-ey-ey-ey!"
"Every heart in the room will melt," Natsu sang.
"This is a feeling I've never felt but," They stopped moving, she stopped breathing just long enough for him to pick up the last line. "It's all about us." His words faded and so did the guitar on the record.
His tension was no longer there, replaced by a strong confidence and something else she had only seen in his rarest moments, a gentle hold on her with a melting look in his eyes. Natsu reached a thumb and forefinger up to her chin, slowly pulling her head towards his as her lips naturally parted. They met each other and a shiver ran up her whole body, from her toes to the roots of her hair, she felt it. Her love for him, and her passion for their marriage, for their partnership.
There was no more worry and there was no going back. How could she go back? When all she wanted to do was run forward his hand in hers, never letting go.
AN: Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it!