Nalu Week 2017
Prompt: Rain
'Pitching a Tent'
Word Count: 494
Rating: teen
Modern AU, Officer Dragneel and Journalist Heartfilia
A/N: Slowly but surely I will catch up, or at least finish slightly behind schedule! Thanks to all favs and follows - and those of you kind enough to review.
Drip. Squelch. Slap. Itch. Lucy reached for the bug spray, nabbing it before Natsu could. Smirking, she sprayed her feet and moved up her legs; the cool mist soothing.
"My turn!"
"In a minute." Lucy leisurely covered her arms, then sprayed her hands, patting to cover her neck and face with bug spray. "Ladies first."
From how Natsu's eyes lit up, Lucy knew he had some sort of smart comment planned. Holding onto the canister of 'Bug B Gone,' she lifted it high over her head. "Got something to say?"
Natsu shook his head and then lunged across the tent, pinning Lucy. She yelped and wriggled - all useless. "I was gonna say," Natsu grinned, "it might be ladies first, but you're a weirdo." He stuck his nose into her ear and blew moist air. "You know why you're a weirdo?"
Angling her hips against Natsu, Lucy tried to buck him off her body. It failed to shift him- but did highlight a new problem. He liked what she was doing - a lot. "You're weird too!"
"Only since meeting you!" Natsu rolled to the side and kept Lucy secure in his arms, his legs trapping hers. "You're a weirdo because you make everything wonderful."
Confused, Lucy stopped struggling. "W-what?"
"Only you could make a leaky tent, a plague of bugs and endless rain fun." He smiled, the tips of his canines showing. He brushed a lock of blonde hair out of her eyes. "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
Lucy let go of her ladylike tendencies and gaped at her boyfriend. "What do you mean?"
"I thought you were smarter than this. There's just me and you here - and do you mean to tell me you couldn't pay attention to what I said?" He let a huff of laughter escape. "Do I bore you?"
Brown eyes sparkled with ire. Natsu loved teasing Lucy, riling her until she sputtered and had to explode. She was close. He faked a yawn. "We should get some sleep."
"Your lips say 'sleep,' but something else is wide awake."
Unrepentant, Natsu agreed. "And it's your fault."
"It's my fault you get excited so easy? You can't say you want to spend the rest of your life with me and not talk about it any further!" To her chagrin, the hot press of Natsu's body was turning her to mush. "Then it's your fault you get me so excited!"
"I'll have to take responsibility then." Natsu nodded gravely, letting Lucy's confusion build. "There's only one thing for me to do. I'll have to marry you."
"Damn right you will, except there's something else you need to do first." Lucy licked her lips and clasped Natsu's face between her hands. They gazed at each other in silence, the minutes stretching between them.
Natsu broke. "What's that?"
Lucy smiled sweetly and pulled him into a deep kiss, showing him without words everything she wanted.