Author's Notes: As I have said in the last chapter, this is an omake to make up for long wait. No mature scene though, just some good ol' NaLu fluff. It is set during chapter 338 right before Lucy came to the Grand Ballroom and witnessed all the mage shenanigans.
OMAKE
"See you later guys!" Lucy waved goodbye through her reflection as Mirajane, Lisana, Yukino and Wendy got out of the changing room. She was still fixing her hair. Her friends wanted to wait for her to finish but she let them go, telling them it's alright.
A few days after Fairy Tail's private celebration, all the guilds that participated in the Battle of Dragons were summoned to the Mercurius Palace for a special banquet in their honor. Everyone was excited. It was the first time they received something from an authority that was not a reimbursement notice for damages. Everyone hit the shops for clothes in seconds. She shopped with the whole Team Natsu with Wendy tagging along. Obviously, she was the one who helped Natsu pick the appropriate clothes.
"I see you're putting your hair up."
She almost snapped her comb in surprise. She turned around to see Natsu standing by the door.
"Natsu, this is the ladies' changing room! What are you doing here?"
"The door was open." He replied with a shrug. He entered the room and locked the door behind him. "And you're alone." He smiled mischievously. He was behind her in a few strides. They both looked at their reflections as they talked.
Lucy sighed. "I sent Mira-san and the others ahead. They finished changing early." She tucked a stray strand behind her ear. She purposely left some strands to frame her face. Her eyes fell on a light, bruise-like spot on her neck in her reflection. It was Natsu's mark, telling the whole world that she is his mate. She touched it tentatively. She smiled as she remembered what other things came with it.
Natsu picked the necklace laid on the dresser. "Are you going to wear this?" he asked her.
She nodded and tried to take it.
"Let me help you." He carefully put on the accessory on her, his fingers lightly touching her skin. He fumbled a bit on the lock. "There." He said when he succeeded. He placed a kiss on her nape, setting goose bumps on her skin. His fingers touched her mark lightly.
"You do realize that there will be four other dragon-raised dragonslayers in the banquet right?" he asked her. "Others will see this as a faint bruise but not them." He wrapped his other arm on Lucy's slim waist. He pressed their bodies together.
"What's the point in hiding this? They would know anyway, right?" She leaned back on Natsu. "And we're not exactly hiding our relationship."
"You're right." He tilted her chin and kissed her. "You're so beautiful, Lucy." He whispered huskily. "I wanna strip you naked right now."
She pushed him a little. "Please don't. It's a pain to put this on again." She said lightly.
"Maybe you should stop wearing clothes?" he offered jokingly.
"I am not Gray, Natsu." She pouted. She fixed the cravat on his dress shirt. He looked so good in his clothes, but she found out recently that she's rather fond of getting Natsu strip off his clothes.
"Ero-Lucy! Stop thinking about stupid things! We're supposed to celebrate with everyone, not make out."
"If you want to undress me, go ahead." He was grinning like crazy.
Her cheeks flamed up. She cleared her throat and swallowed hard. "Okay Mr. Dragneel, let's get out of this room and stop thinking about undressing each other. We'll have plenty of time for that later." She turned him around and marched him to the door. Natsu laughed, much to her chagrin.
A/N: Thank you so much for reading my story! I plan to write more NaLu M fics along with other pairings in the future. Watch out for them! :)
