Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy tail it belongs to Hiro Mashima.

Chapter 6

The latest fight at the guild was now finished as the sun started going down and people sat at tables drinking and chatting. Natsu sat at a table with Erza, Gray and Wendy as they talked about their next mission. Lucy however, seemingly worn out from all that had happened today, had fallen asleep on Natsu's shoulder and was snoring softly. Natsu tried to seem indifferent to the cute blonde on his shoulder but Erza and Gray didn't miss his slight blush as they smirked at him. Wendy just giggled as she watched Natsu shift his position to make Lucy more comfortable. It was funny to watch the destructive Salamander of fairy tail be so gentle with someone and this caught some of the other guild members' attention as well. The master observed the pair with a smile on his face. He couldn't help but think someone was missing though.

Just then the doors burst open to reveal his grandson, soaked, burnt and seething with anger. His eyes darted around the guild hall until they landed on Lucy who was still fast asleep. His eyes narrowed as he stalked over to her. "You!" Laxus roared while pointing his finger at her accusingly, effectively waking her up. Her eyes fluttered open to reveal the lightning dragon slayer towering over her while Natsu sat there, completely confused. "Hey Laxus!" Lucy exclaimed with a small wave and a grin. Laxus then felt a tick appear on his head. "Don't hey me you little-" The master could see his grandson was about to explode so he made his way over to the pair of blondes. "What happened? And why are you burnt and soaking wet?" The master asked trying not to smile at his grandson's haphazard appearance, and if his anger was anything to go by, he suspected Lucy had something to do with it. "This Blondie happened that's what!" Laxus yelled as he gestured at Lucy who just tilted her head to the side with a look of confusion. "What are you talking about Laxus? Lucy asked looking totally bewildered as she looked at the seething dragon slayer. "Don't play dumb Blondie! After we had ice cream I took you to the park when you started throwing fire balls at me and pushed me into the fountain!" Laxus shouted as Lucy furrowed her brows as if trying to remember something. All of a sudden Lucy clicked her fingers as a look of realization appeared on her face. "Oh yeah, I remember now! I was just playing Laxus." Everyone fell to the floor as the watched the girl pout at the dragon slayer. "How could she forget something like that?" the guild wondered as they looked at the celestial mage who was still pouting.

"Hold up, did you say fire balls?" asked an incredulous Gray who had somehow managed to lose his clothes again. This caught the Master's and Natsu's attention as Lucy gave a grin in response. Without any warning Lucy then held her hands in front of her mouth as her cheeks puffed out, Natsu recognized this stance immediately and his eyes widened. "Fire dragon's roar!" Lucy then shouted as the guild ducked to avoid the plume of fire shooting towards them. Gajeel, however, hadn't been paying attention as he chomped on pieces of iron and reacted to slow. He managed to avoid the brunt of the attack, but, as he dodged, the ends of his hair caught on fire. Luckily, Levy was able to put it out quickly by tipping her glass of water on his head. Gajeel's head snapped up to glare at Lucy who just stood there grinning. "You're gonna pay for that bunny girl!" Gajeel shouted as he changed his arm into an iron pillar and started trying to attack Lucy. The key word there was trying. Gajeel couldn't land a single hit on her as she dodged all of his attacks without breaking a sweat. The master realized this would probably go on all night so he stepped in between them."Natsu I think it's best if you take Lucy home, it's been a long day." The master said with a tired smile. Natsu just nodded as he picked Lucy up after she somehow fell asleep and ended up on the floor and carried her home.

As the master watched Natsu carry Lucy out of the guild he couldn't help but worry. It was evident that not only had Natsu and Lucy's personalities mixed to give Lucy confidence and a flawless fighting technique but she was now able to use both Natsu's magic and her own. The master hoped that the change in magic wasn't temporary but he didn't know as something like this had never happened before. He couldn't help but wonder how she was able to wield fire dragon slayer magic so well, he assumed it was because of the amount of magic energy in her body that allowed such ancient magic to fuse with her own. However, the different types of magic could cause her magic to become unstable, resulting in random surges of massive amounts of magic energy for short periods of time before her magic ran so low she could be close to death. The master decided to pay porlyusica a visit tomorrow. Until then he would count on Natsu to keep her safe throughout the night.

As Natsu took the walk back to Lucy's apartment he couldn't help but worry for the sleeping girl on his back. She'd already gotten into a fight with 2 S-class mages and a dragon slayer today. That must've taken a toll on her magic energy but she didn't seem to be drained, in fact he couldn't really sense any change in her magic energy. He could still feel it, the same as it had always felt. It felt comforting. It comforted him to know that as long as she had her magic energy she could call for help from her spirits. "Even that playboy Loke." Natsu thought as he ground his teeth together. It made him mad when ever Lucy called on him for help. Natsu understood that Loke was the leader of the zodiacs, Lucy's strongest spirit, but he couldn't help but feel jealous whenever he made her blush with those stupid pick-up lines. He didn't know why he felt jealous, they were partners, best friends, but he couldn't help feeling that it should be him making her blush and he didn't know why. It was driving him crazy!

Natsu felt lucy begin to stir but instead of waking up she snuggled into his back letting out a content sigh as she mumbled his name. Natsu froze in shock. She had just said his name in her sleep. Was she dreaming about him? Another sigh left her parted lips and he could feel her hot breath against her neck, causing him to shiver. Natsu's pace quickened as he hurried to her apartment. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to ignore her breath against his neck. He could already feel his face heating up.

Natsu let out a sigh of relief as Lucy's apartment came into view. Just as he was about to jump up to the window Lucy had jumped of his back, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and studying her surroundings. When she realized she was back at her apartment she grabbed Natsu's and jumped in the air, dragging the dragon slayer with her. As Lucy reached the window she heard a thud. Lucy looked down to see that she had accidentally caused the dragon slayer to crash into the wall."Oops." Lucy said sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her neck while helping Natsu inside. Natsu gave her a half-hearted glare before walking into the bathroom to get a bandage for his nose.

After bandaging his nose Natsu walked back into the bedroom to find Lucy sprawled out on the bed, fully clothed with the duvet lying discarded to the side. As Natsu walked over to the bed to tuck her in he couldn't help but notice how calm Lucy looked when she was asleep. As her mouth formed into a little o he noticed she was actually pretty cute. The dragon slayer realized this was definitely an understatement but you'd never catch him admitting more than that, even to himself. Lucy was his best friend and things were going to stay that way. Sure he'd wondered what it would be like to be more than friends but he'd never acted upon these thoughts.

Just as Natsu was about to walk over to the couch and go to sleep there, which he assumed would be a better idea given the current situation, he felt a tug at his arm. Natsu looked down to find that Lucy had managed to grab his arm in her sleep. As Natsu tried to pull his arm from her grasp she suddenly pulled harder on his arm causing him to fall on the bed next to her. What shocked Natsu then was that Lucy proceeded to pull him closer, rapping her arms and legs round his waist and torso, hugging him like a giant teddy bear. Natsu was shocked by this but it couldn't compare to what happened next.

Lucy the snuggled her head into his neck causing Natsu to stiffen as he felt the same hot breaths from earlier, again causing him to shiver. As Natsu laid their rigid and in internal panic he could feel Lucy's lips on his neck. Natsu's eyes shot wide open and he felt his heart racing. Natsu swallowed audibly, waiting for what was about to happen. Natsu heard Lucy mumble something incoherent and he felt her smile against his neck. Natsu let out a sigh of relief but deep down he was actually a little disappointed. This thought shocked Natsu. He was sure by now he had gone completely crazy. After he had gone on about just being friends earlier and keeping things platonic, he suddenly wanted Lucy to kiss him? Natsu dismissed this thought as he shook his head and began to feel his eyes close. Just before he fell asleep he heard Lucy say his name in her sleep again, causing him to smile. Natsu then fell asleep with one thought filling his dreams. "Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if we were more than friends. In fact, I think I'd like that."

Author's note: This chapter had a bit more of a development in Natsu's feelings for Lucy and shows that he's worried about the change. I thought it would be quite funny for Laxus to get dumped in a fountain by Lucy! In the next chapter i might give Lucy a chance to fight some real enemies, i like the idea of Lucy being able to hold her own in a fight. Thanks for reading!