Standing in the hall right in front of the head nurses desk, I found myself sighing. Who knew that one man could cause so much damage? An injured man at that. Natsu had apparently went overboard during his battle with Sukoshi and destroyed most of the third floor. The cost for repairs was unspeakably large and apparently the head master of Fairy Tail was furious.

I stood still, letting all the events of this morning sink in as others rushed around me. Nurses rushing to and fro in order to check on patients, workers doing their best to repair the damage, so much going on at once it was hard to keep up with.

Erza had escorted Natsu to his room right after the fight, and I was told that I couldn't go in there until the master was finished with him. I haven't seen him since I untied Gray and he came bursting into the room. Thankfully none of the hostages were hurt and all the patients were okay. I sighed once more, wishing there was something I could do.

When I had asked, I was just told to wait until the master was done with Natsu then to check his injuries. He's been in there for at least a thirty minutes now, how long is it going to take? I couldn't help but worry about Natsu, having not seen the fight I had no idea how badly injured he could be. You would have figured that they would have let me take care of him first.

I felt a light tap on my shoulder and turned to see Erza standing there. She wore a light smile upon her lips before nodding and walking away. I guess that means it's safe to go in. I took a deep breath before crossing the bare white hall and pushing open the heavy door to Natsu's room. My heels clicked lightly on the linoleum floor as I crossed the room to find Natsu asleep.

How did he fall asleep so fast? Wasn't the master just in here? I looked at his peaceful face and smiled. I had to admit that he was rather cute like this. A playful smile graced his lips, a light snore escaped as his toned chest heaved up and down. He shifted slightly, before his hand rose and he scratched at his belly. Must be dreaming of eating. A giggle escaped my lips as I proceeded to check him for injuries.

As I looked over him, I was surprised to see that he was in no worse shape than before. No new injuries and all of his currently healing ones were still fine. He hadn't reopened them like I feared or anything. What is this man made of? He must truly be as strong as his reputation claims.

It's funny to think that the strong yet destructive Salamander was actually this childish man who loved to eat and played a little too much sometimes. Yet, for some reason I couldn't help but think that his personality suited him. He's a little bit of everything all wrapped up in one great package. Strong, hard headed, resilient, kind, sweet, hot, loving, adorable...wait what am I thinking? I continued to stare at his sleeping face, happy for some reason just to be able to see him like this.

I was too caught up in my thoughts to notice someone entering the room until the said person cleared their throat. I turned, my face tinted a light pink when I realized that I probably looked pretty creepy staring at him like that.

"Oh Mira, it's just you." I sighed in relief before the silver haired nurse walked closer, trying to quiet her steps with a playful grin on her face.

"Enjoying yourself Lucy?" She giggled. My face flushed and on came the stutters as I tried to give reason for staring at the dragon slayer but I came up with nothing. Why was I staring at him like that? I wasn't even sure myself. "You know Lucy, I think he really likes you."

"W-what makes y-you think that?" I whisper shouted. I didn't think that it was possible for my blush to get any worse but somehow it did. Her deep blue eyes traveled to the sleeping fire mage before turning back to me.

"Come on, isn't it obvious even to you by now?" She questioned with a raised brow. I wasn't sure what she was talking about. Did everyone really think that he was serious when he played around with me? He is only joking when he says such things, don't they understand that? A rustle next to me caught our attention before I could comment on her reply. Natsu's lips parted and I moved closer to hear what he might say.

"L-L."

My brow furrowed as I began to wonder what he was going to say. L? That could be any number of things. Mirajane wiggled her brows at me but I just shook my head. Why would he be mumbling my name in his sleep?

"L-Luce." At the sound of his smooth voice as it spoke my name, I felt as if I would faint. Mirajane began to giggle uncontrollably as I practically had steam coming from my ears. Taking a deep breath, I tried to stead the racing beat of my heart as I waited to hear if he spoke anymore.

"Lucy...when am I..." When am I what? Come on Natsu, finish what you are saying. This is driving me crazy and Mirajane is loving this way too much. Please let it be something normal so that I can rub that in the matchmakers face.

"Lucy...when am I...getting my sponge-bath?" With that Mirajane's giggles became full on laughter before she turned around and headed for the door.

"Maybe you should take a hint Lucy." She laughed before stalking out of the room. My crimson face turned to the dragon slayer with a scowl gracing my lips. Sponge bath? Oh I'll give him a sponge bath alright! My trembling fist raised before it quickly made contact with Natsu's jaw. He flew out of the bed and onto the floor before a groan came from the body.

"W-what the hell?" His head popped up, his hand rubbing at his sleepy eyes as he looked around. I held back the awe that almost escaped at just how cute the scene was. Remember Lucy, you're mad. "Oh hey Luce, what happened?" Once more I fought the urge, his voice sounding to child-like for his own good.

"You! You happened you pervert!" I crossed my arms over my chest as he stared on in confusion. He rubbed the side of his face before standing up and laying back down on the bed.

"What did I do?" He asked, I could still see the confusion in his eyes.

"What kind of idiot has such perverted dreams?!" His pink brow furrowed and he looked as if trying to recall what I was talking about but came up with nothing.

"I still don't get it."

"While you were sleeping you asked me for a sponge bath!" I growled out, my face growing redder by the minute. He stared at me for a moment before a grin grew upon his face.

"Must have been a good dream." Once more I punched him in the jaw for being so perverted.

"You know what! I take back what I said about you! You are far from kind or sweet or hot or caring! You're nothing but stupid pervert!" I said sharply before my hand clasped over my mouth. Did I really just say that just now? The man across from me looked at me surprised before a smirk appeared over his lips.

"Oh, you think I'm hot do you?" He slowly stood up from the bed, taking slow steps towards me as I backed up. Oh god, what have I done? I wanted to say something but the words weren't coming out as my face felt incredibly hot. "Not to mention kind and sweet, even caring. You really think a lot of me don't you?" His voice was as smooth as silk, heavy and lustful. I have never heard him use such a tone before and I felt a warmth pooling in the pit of my stomach.

My back was against the wall now, his hand were on either side of my head. His grin never left his face as I stared at him in shock. What was I to do? What could I do? Before I could react, he bent forward and lifted me off my feet. I squealed at the sudden movement before he turned and strolled over to his bed. I started to panic, praying that he wasn't thinking of trying something lewd with me.

"N-Natsu! Put me down!"

"Oh hush, I'm not going to do anything to you." At his words, I relaxed even if only a little. For some reason I believed him. He laid me down on his bed before proceeding to lay next to me. I wasn't sure exactly how we managed to fit on this tiny thing but once I felt his warm arms around me, pulling me closer, all thoughts left my mind. His hand cupped my reddened cheek as I lay there speechless.

He pulled me into his chest and rested his chin upon my head. The warmth of his body was so comforting. How could one man be so warm? Before I realized what was happening, I found myself drifting off to sleep in the dragon slayers strong yet gentle arms.


Snicker.

What was that? My eyes remained closed as I listened for any other sound. When nothing was heard I let myself fall back into euphoric like state of sleep.

Giggle.

Did I hear something again? Once more, I listened and waited for any other sounds. I must be hearing things since there was nothing else. I allowed the strange warmth that my bed provided to lull me back to sleep.

"Gihee."

Okay, now I know I heard something. My eyes slowly opened to the bright lights of my bedroom. I looked around with half lidded eyes until they landed on several figures standing not far from my bed.

"Guys? What are you doing in my bedroom?" I questioned as I sleepily rubbed my eyes. Sitting up, the bed sheet fell down but I paid no attention, finding the room rather cold compared to just how warm my bed had felt. It felt amazing to wake up after such a sound sleep. I don't think I ever slept that well before.

"More like what are you doing in Salamanders bed Bunny-girl." Gajeel snickered. I sat there staring. My eyes shifting between the group of people standing there. Gajeel and Levy stood to the left while Mirajane and Gray stood to the right. Each one wore a smirk upon their faces and I began to wonder just what they were talking about.

"S-Salamander?" I asked before it dawned on me. I wasn't in my room, I was still at the hospital. My gaze slowly shifted down to see the pink tuft of hair peeking out from under the blanket. My brown eyes widened before my face instantly flushed and I pushed myself off the bed only to land on my ass on the floor. "Dammit that hurt." I hissed.

The group began to laugh once more at my clumsiness and all I could do was glare. "So when did you two start dating?" Mirajane giggled.

"W-we're not!"

"Oh come on Lu-chan. It's so clear that you two like each other. Just make it official already." Levy whined.

"I don't know what you talking about." I denied before pulling myself up onto my feet. I used the bed for support still not fully awake before more snickers enveloped the room. My eyes darted to the group once more wondering what was so funny this time.

"My my Lucy, I didn't know you two were that far along." Mirajane and Levy blushed while Gray and Gajeel continued to chuckle with their faces turned away. With a furrowed brow, my eyes followed Mirajane's line of sight until it stopped at my hand. Once realization dawned upon me, I looked over to see dark eyes staring into mine with a hint of playfulness behind them.

"And here you call me the pervert." Natsu spoke in his sleepy voice. My hand instantly retracted from it's not so innocent spot before I hit into the cabinet behind me causing some of the things placed on top to topple over.

"I'm not! I d-didn't mean t-to touch y-you there!" I defended. How was I supposed to know that my hand was groping...there.

"If you just wanted a feel, you could have asked Luce."

"I said I didn't mean it you pervert!" I shouted before once more, Natsu found himself knocked out upon the floor. I sighed, what a way to start the day.


Soooooo sorry it took me this long to update. You guys must hate me right about now. I really am sorry though and I hope this chapter makes you happy. Let me know what you think, thanks! I will try to update more often!