Lucy

Lucy actually felt as if she were about to die; completely keel over and just expire from embarrassment. She couldn't believe that those three just barged in, and it was even worse because she and Natsu were on the bed… Together…. Probably looking rather questionable. Ugh, those guys! I'm totally embarrassed… They're never going to let us live this down… Wait, was Natsu going to kiss me?! How did I forget about that part so easily? He was so close… He looked almost different. I wouldn't object to kissing Natsu… Lucy's thoughts were running rampant as she watched Gray and Natsu tussle on the floor of the guild. Natsu was attempting to get Gray to admit that he liked Juvia and then Gray mentioned she and Natsu almost making out on her bed and… Lucy felt woozy. Now the whole guild was going to know her personal business and it was just too much. She tried to distract herself from it by poking fun at Gajeel and Levy but the whole focus was on her and Natsu to begin with. Why the hell didn't they just ask Happy? Lucy rested her head on the table in defeat. She wouldn't hear the end of this for months more than likely, especially from Gray. There was a loud crash as Natsu flung Gray through one of the high walls, bursting a hole through it and sending him out of sight. Makarov looked like he was about to blow up, muttering about how "they destroy everything… bunch of children…".

"There, that'll teach him." Natsu stated, dusting himself off in victory. Everyone else seemed to sigh; of course Natsu was the one to destroy something… again. The rest of the guild seemed to still be looking at Lucy and Natsu expectantly as if they were about to jump each other there and then. Lucy was mortified and burrowed her head in her folded arms.

"Hey, quit starin', mind your own business, and don't think I didn't see you and Laxus the other day, Mira!" Natsu shouted the last part at the previously calm barmaid who now was faltering with her dishwashing, her mouth gaping. Lucy mentally reminded herself to ask Natsu about that later; she then turned to face him as he approached her.

"C'mon, lets get out of here." Natsu spoke to her in a low, husky voice, strained slightly from his fight with Gray. It sent a shiver up Lucy's spine and before she knew it her legs had already acted on their own, and picked her up from the table.

"Okay." Lucy answered breathily and slapped herself mentally for sounding like such a moony-eyed girl. Getting past her embarrassment slightly, she followed Natsu through the guildhall's doors, attempting to ignore the catcalling coming from her other guild members as she and Natsu left together. Natsu just glared at them over his shoulder as he held the door open for her. Lucy couldn't wait to be out of that messy situation; she was going to kill Happy too for not clarifying anything. Speaking of the Exceed, Happy floated over to them slowly, rubbing the back of his head.

"Heh, sorry about that guys… I probably should've explained things to them before they left…"

"PROBABLY!" Nastu and Lucy both shouted at the same time and the flying cat yelped.

"H-hey, guys! I didn't mean it-"

"No fish for a month, Happy!" Lucy declared and Happy started to sob.

"No, not my fish!"

"You heard the lady. Now go back to the guild, I'll deal with you later." Natsu ordered and Happy glumly sulked back to the guild probably to tell Charle and Wendy how mean they were. She looked over to Natsu as she heard him sigh, he looked like he was thinking about something and a light blush returned to his face.

"What's up?" Lucy questioned tentatively, almost not wanting to know what he was thinking about; she had, had enough embarrassment for one day.

"Er, well…" Natsu scratched the back of his head, returning to his boyish self. Lucy felt like her insides were freezing and burning at the same time; of course we're going to need to talk about what had happened…

"Uh, just tell me what's on your mind, Natsu." Lucy tried to encourage but he still looked as if he was struggling.

"W-well, you know… Uh…" Natsu faltered, it was weird seeing him act like this because usually he was so impulsive but now he's stumbling over words. Lucy thought it was quite cute and she tried hard not to giggle at his stumped face.

"Do I know what?" Lucy asked and Natsu pouted slightly. Suddenly, after he seemed to have come to a conclusion to his inner battle, he uttered a low… growl? It sounded like one to Lucy. She was fixated on the sound that he made that she didn't even notice that his hands had gently pushed her up against the side of a building. His burning hands brought her out of her thoughts and she was met with the same gaze that he gave her in her apartment. Lucy knew her face was a bright shade of red though, she felt better when she saw that Natsu's blush had deepened. Now Lucy felt like squeezing past Natsu to avoid his stare. But before she could say anything, her mouth was finally occupied. Natsu had grabbed hold of her face slightly roughly, his lips working against hers. Lucy was surprised he actually did it and it took her a moment to actually process what was going on. After a few seconds of shock, she felt comfortably into his kiss. Her hands lightly pressed against his exposed chest though his vest; one of Natsu's arms was propping him up on the wall against her, and the other was cupping the left side of her face. Lucy had occasionally imagined what it would be like to kiss Natsu but this was better than anything she had ever conjured up. Just as the rest of him, his lips were warm but, surprisingly, they were soft. Though he was roughly kissing her, his touch was gentle and Lucy easily rested her face in his calloused palm. She knew Natsu wasn't an idiot and completely oblivious to human relationships, she just wasn't expecting it to come this soon. They both seemed to be acting on instinct considering neither of them had ever been with anyone else. Lucy didn't like to admit it but she had never had a boyfriend before let alone kissing a boy! She idly wondered what Natsu was thinking; then was distracted by the closeness of their bodies. Natsu seemed to be getting warmer and warmer, his lips suddenly started to have a slight sting to them. He abruptly pulled away, breathing heavily and leaving Lucy just as breathless. He was still inches from her face and Lucy felt her face get hot once again under his stare.

"I, uh, better stop for now." Natsu forced out as if he was strained and Lucy felt herself get concerned. He bent his head down towards the ground to catch his breath and then looked up again still catching his breath. Lucy reached out a hand to touch his arm but he flinched away and Lucy felt kind of hurt. Did I do something wrong… Did I do a really bad job?

"Ah, no, Luce, don't be sad. I-it's nothing against you I-I just don't want to, uh, burn you." Natsu admitted sheepishly and Lucy relaxed.

"Uh, can't you, er, control your heat?" Lucy hesitantly asked as Natsu took a few steps away from her.

"Apparently not right now." He answered her confusedly, rubbing his neck; a light blush dusting his already flushed face. "I just don't want to hurt you." Lucy smiled at him brightly.

"Don't worry, I'm pretty tough you know." Lucy stated matter-of-factly and Natsu laughed slightly. She reached out a hand again and he continued to back away.

"No, Lucy, I'll burn you…" Natsu whined but she was determined. He took a couple more half steps away from her, not wanting to really be away from her. Lucy eventually was standing in front of him yet again. Slowly, she placed a hand on his burning face. She had to admit, he was burning up and she resisted the urge to whip her hand away. She felt him relax into her hand and sigh.

"See, you're fine."

"I could hurt you though. I don't know why I can't control it… I think you distract me." Natsu admitted with a sly smile and Lucy smirked.

"Sorry. I guess we'll just have to… practice…" Lucy concluded nervously and Natsu seemed to perk up.

"I guess we will have to." Natsu smiled mischievously and Lucy giggled. "So… Did you like it?" She was taken off guard, feeling herself get nervous.

"Y-yeah, I really did. What about you…?"

"Clearly I did. How dare you make me not able to control my flames." Natsu teased her and in response she snuggled up to him feeling him tense up. He was hot but she didn't feel him getting any hotter; feeling Natsu relax, she embraced him. He returned her action and tightly hugged her to his chest.

"So… Do you want to be more than, uh, just my teammate?" Natsu asked uncertainly and Lucy smiled into his chest.

"I don't think I'd mind that." She stated and Natsu began to get warmer again at her response. He softly pushed her away as he struggled to regain control of his body temperature.

"Here, how about we just hold hands for now." Natsu suggested; Lucy gladly took up his warm hand.

"So, what now?" Lucy asked and Natsu smirked.

"I wanna show you me and Happy's house! Maybe you could stay there with me one day instead of us always crashing your house." Natsu stated nonchalantly.

"O-okay, sounds fun." Lucy smiled as Natsu dragged her in the directly of his home. I hope he doesn't find out I already "broke" into his house before! Heh…

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update! I also feel like this was a bit rushed and OOC but I hope you guys like it… Read, review, favorite, and follow! Thank you!