BTW I know Mr. Furball is an awful name for a monster but honestly I just couldn't think of anything better, and plus it was Natsu giving him that name... need I say more?

Lucy POV:

Finally, some action. I've been itching to fight in this form, I feel so much stronger than I did back home. I smile at the… at the… what do I call this thing?

Fluffy.

I charge for it just as it's front legs come out into the opening. God, this thing is huge. To match its size I use my special skill, my sword grows and with both hands I swing it back. The gap is closing between Fluffy and I so I run up onto a rock and push myself off, springing into the air and when I'm just a bit above Fluffy'shead I swing onto him and bring my sword down between its 4 eyes. It continues to thrash around even when I wedge it in deeper, ah shit. My eyes dart around looking for something else to use against this thing, when they land on Natsu. He's just standing there staring at me with a look of complete shock on his face. I smirk with satisfaction. Good, don't underestimate me next time. I don't know if Natsu knows how to fight, but he's all I have for now.

"Natsu! Are you just gonna stare at me or are you gonna help!" I yell at him from the top of Fluffy'shead as I hold on for dear life, it keeps thrashing around trying to get my sword and I off of him. Natsu snaps back to the present and smirks. God he looks hot.

"Happy!" he calls and lifts his arms.

"Aye!" Happy yells back as he picks Natsu up effortlessly, he flies up until they're positioned directly in front of Fluffy .

"Oi Ugly! Look at me!" Natsu yells with excitement, as he flails his arms around.

Fluffyturns its attention away from me to the flying cat and his pink haired nakama. Natsu curls his hands in front of his mouth and takes a deep breath. I feel the magic energy rolling off of him, and it's powerful. He throws his head back and yells "Karyū no Hōkō!"

A pillar of flames erupts from his mouth scorching Fluffy, I withdraw my sword and jump off his back before the flames could reach me. However I fail to dodge it unscathed, the flames engulf my right arm; I scream as I fall to the ground and roll to my side. I turn my head back to the fight, Natsu has completely scorched Fluffy,leaving only cooked meat and a bit of fur. What the flying fish shits was that? This guy is that powerful? What the hell is he?

I sit up and clutch my right arm, it hurts a lot; I look down at the wound and immediately regret it. The skin is charred and black, what's left of it anyway, the rest is raw, blistered skin. My eyes drift to the blood seeping down my leg, I have a cut on my thigh from when I jumped off and hit the ground. I look up and see Natsu and Happy high fiving each other, but as soon as Happy notices my condition he flies over to me.

"Lusshheee!" he cries. I glance back at Natsu and for just half of a second I swear I saw a hint of worry on his smug, emotionless face.

Natsu POV:

-Flashback (Lucy fighting)-

My god that is a big ass sword.

How is she even carrying that thing without falling over? And how did she get it to grow like that? Can she use magic? I see her spring into the air and land on Mr. Furball's head. So much grace, she looks like the wind itself, completely weightless but strong and dangerous. She buries her giant sword into its head and clings on its hilt as Mr. Furball thrashes around.

"Natsu!" I hear her yelling for me, but I can't stop looking at her.

What a woman! I snap back to the fight and call on Happy, I need to help her before she gets hurt. I use Fire Dragon Roar and burn this motherfucker into next week.

-End of Flashback-

I hurt her. I actually burned her, oh god. What do I do? Do I apologize? Do I make her think I don't care if I hurt her so she can hate me? I do care, I care a lot. I walk over to her and Happy, as nonchalantly as possible.

"Not bad Luigi," I smirk. God I hate myself, I am so sorry Lucy. She grunts in disgust and my heart drops a little. Get it together Natsu!

"You burned me you dickhead!" she's clutching her arm and I see how bad the wound is. I have a potion in my backpack, it heals wounds instantly, no matter how serious. I've been saving it for myself or happy and for something a bit more severe but I really can't handle seeing her in pain. Especially when I'm the one who caused it, but I have to keep this act up, I cant afford not to.

"Oh quit your crying! I have a potion in my backpack for wounds, your arm will be back to normal by morning," I say as annoyed as I can.

"What do I owe you for it?" she mumbles looking down at her knees. This takes me back for a second and I hesitate before answering.

"Consider it an apology, so don't say I'm not a good person," as I reach into my bag and pull out a small green vile, the sealed liquid glows as I pop open the lid. It smells like herbs and I whiff it again before pouring some onto Lucy's arm. I grab her wrist and rub it into her skin lightly. She cringes at the pain but then lets out a sigh of relief.

"God that stuff works wonderfully!" she closes her eyes and falls victim to the bliss of the potion. Thank god her eyes are closed because my face is all flustered from touching her so much, even if it's just her nasty burnt arm.

I notice the cut on her upper thigh, I have a bit of the potion left and I could use it on her. The cut looks pretty bad and it could get infected if it isn't properly taken care of.

"Lucy, you need to keep that arm elevated so keep holding it up, but I'm gonna have to put some of this on your upper thigh, is it okay if I touch you there?" I want her to know how serious I am about this; I won't touch her unless she is okay with it. Her cheeks flush and she begins blushing ferociously, she puts her head down trying to hide it, but I notice and it's the cutest thing I have ever seen. She slightly nods her head. I hike up her skirt a bit so the cut is fully exposed. She has such beautiful legs; I feel my face getting warmer so I too put my head down. I pour the remaining liquid onto the cut, and goose bumps rise up on her leg. I want to smooth them down and relax her nerves, but I know that I can't, that I shouldn't When my fingers brush over her thigh to rub in the liquid, I start shaking. She is so impossibly soft. Now it is my turn to surrender to the bliss that is Lucy.

Lucy POV:

"Lucy, you need to keep that arm elevated so keep holding it up, but I'm gonna have to put some of this on your upper thigh, is it okay if I touch you there?" He asks seriously. He called me Lucy? And uhhhhhh no it's not okay for you to touch me there! My legs are extremely sensitive and I don't want him taking advantage of that.

For some reason though I feel like he wouldn't, I think the seriousness in his voice is a way of him showing me that he won't touch me unless I let him. I blush a little thinking about his hands on my body, I look down before he can see and nod slowly.

I feel the cold liquid pour onto my cut and goose bumps rise up on my leg. It stings. When I feel his fingers on me I have to bite down on my lip to keep from whimpering. His touch is so soft and gentle that I don't believe it's coming from the same guy that has been traveling with me all this time. I clench my hands into fists and bite down on my lip as hard as I can. No noises Lucy! His fingers continue to swirl around and soothe my aching skin. The pain slowly ebbs away and all that I am left conscious of is his fingers brushing up and down my thigh. I feel exposed and vulnerable, but I love it. I love having his hands on me. Eeehhhh that sounds so wrong Lucy! I glance at him and almost laugh. He looks like he's in a trance, he's just staring at my leg, I watch his callused fingers make patterns on my bare skin. I place a hand on his shoulder.

"Natsu," I breathe out, really praying that he stops so a whimper won't escape my lips.

"Yes?" he turns to me then back to my leg.

"Oh! Right! Sorry I was thinking about the fastest route to Wayedge through the mountain and must have lost my train of thought!" he chuckles and turns away from me.

Oh so that's what he was doing! Using my leg like a map! I feel a little disappointed that he was thinking about something else, and not about me and the intimacy of that moment. Lucy listen to yourself! I pull my skirt down with a sigh and look around.

"Where's Happy?" I ask as I continue to look around.

"I don't know, I was just thinking the same thing," he mumbles. Natsu starts walking towards the pile of cooked meat and fur left by Fluffy,looks like we have dinner, and I can make myself a nice coat with that fur! I pull the fur out of Natsu's hands and walk into the cave, bad idea. It's still full of human bones; I have an idea and call Natsu over.

"Oi Natsu! Come burn these!" He stomps over and with his fire breath disintegrates the human remains.

"Happy!" I call into the cave.

"Here!" the sound echoes from the walls but it sounded like it came from… directly below me? I look down and see Happy with a silly grin on his face.

"You two looked like you needed some privacy so I came to check out the cave!" He snickers, my face begins to heat up. Dumb cat.

***ONE HOUR LATER***

We got a fire started and luckily we're able to eat Fluffy's meat without a problem. I'm currently making my coat for when we go higher up the mountain tomorrow. I look up at Natsu and see him staring off deeper into the cave, Happy peacefully asleep between his legs.

"Oi Natsu? Thanks for healing my arm and leg today, I really appreciate it," I look him straight in the eye to prove that I really am grateful.

He sneers and looks away, "You better be worth the trouble." My heart drops a little in my chest, I don't really feel like answering back, I'm just too tired honestly. I rest my head on the mountain of fur and doze off.

"Goodnight Natsu"

Natsu POV:

"Goodnight Natsu" I hate myself so much. So fucking much. I'm so sorry Lucy, Goodnight.

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