Chapter 8
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Later that night when Lucy had opened the wooden door leading into her apartment, she quickly excused herself and went flying into her rom. Mumbling about some 'work she had to do'.
Natsu was left in wonder at the strange girl; however he just shrugged his shoulders and went to go find some food in Lucy's kitchen.
Upon entering her room, Lucy went into a fit of 'what the hell's and 'what do I do now's. Her recently clammy hands ran through her blonde hair and tried to flatten it down thanks to the wind making her look very windswept. She flopped down onto her bed and covered her face with her hands.
"This shouldn't be happening!" Lucy outwardly moaned as she looked through her fingers at her white ceiling.
Her mind was racing a mile a minute. So many questions kept popping up; did Natsu feel like this too? Was he sat in the living room in utter despair like Lucy? Did he want to kiss her again like Lucy did with him?
"Wait!" Lucy bolted up, "I should just ask him. I mean, no harm comes in asking, right?!"
Lucy jumped up from the soft sheets and did a once over in her mirror. She was still in her work clothes, so she decided to change into and tight fitting tank top and a pair of cotton shorts.
Her hand hovered over the door handle, when suddenly there were three quick knocks that echoed through the wooden frame. Without a second though, Lucy flung the door open a little too quickly.
Natsu stood without his jacket on and in a pair of gray joggers and a white wife beater. He looked Lucy up and down along her curvaceous body and a slight pink tint appeared on his cheeks.
"Do you want some food?" He asked as he brought his hand up to scratch the back of his head.
"We just ate, Natsu." Lucy said, placing her hand up on the door frame; blocking Natsu from seeing her room.
"I know, but I'm still hungry! And your boobs look a lot bigger in that shirt, by the way." He replied casually.
"How can you say that so casually?!"
"What do you mean? I'm just making an observation."
Lucy stood with her mouth hung open. Maybe he does feel the same? And she had to admit that the shirt she chose did make her breasts look really big.
The blonde blinked a couple of times, then stuttered,
"N-natsu… you know about earlier? W-when we k-kissed?" Lucy face heated up at the question she asked.
"What about it?" Natsu asked with a serious face. He looked Lucy straight in the eyes, while she looked at the floor.
"Well… why did yo- mmmff!"
Natsu's lips came crashing down on Lucy's. He quickly angled her head so that he could deepen the kiss. His hands came up to cup her face.
Lucy's hands made there way up Natsu's chest and she placed them around his neck. She grabbed the straps of his top in her fists and pulled him closer.
Natsu hesitantly moved his tongue to slip through the crack of her lips; Lucy quickly complied and opened her mouth and greeted his wet muscle. His hands moved downwards from her face and pulled her closer from the small of her back.
Her stomach was pressing hard against his growing bulge within his loose joggers. Lucy's face heated up from the feeling and she pulled away.
"Sh-should we be doing this, Natsu?"
Natsu moves his lips down Lucy's face and gently nibbled behind her ear. The feeling made her go weak at the knees and mad her hold onto Natsu harder.
"Oh screw it!" Lucy concluded and pulled Natsu's head back so that he was in front of her again and plunged her lips back onto his.
Natsu brought his hands down to cup Lucy's firm buttocks and pulled her up so that she wrapped her legs around his strong waist. He lifted her up with his toned arms and pressed her up against her bedroom door with a thump.
"Ah, Natsu!" Lucy called out.
Natsu moves his mouth down her jaw-line and planted soft kisses along it. His lips moved down her neck, while gently nibbling on her skin every now and again.
Lucy could help but let her moans slip between her soft lips as Natsu moved his way back up to her lips. Capturing them in his own as he pulled her away from the door and towards the large bed.
He threw Lucy on the bed a little too roughly than intended and began pulling off his top while Lucy shouted,
"I'm not going to do this with you if you're that rough!"
"Do what, Luce?" He smirked.
"You know what." Lucy deadpanned while taking off her tank top. Natsu slipped his joggers down so that he was just in his plain blue boxer shorts.
Lucy blushed, yet again and watched the man crawl on the bed and towards her. He captured her lips in his and brought his hand up to cup one of her large breasts. Lucy returned the favour by moving her own hand south and palming his manhood through his thin cotton boxers.
Natsu moved his hand southwards too and smoothed his palm over Lucy's flat stomach, he moved his thumb his play with the hem of her shorts. His hand moved closer and closer to her growing wetness when,
*knock knock*
"Just ignore it." Lucy urged on, pushing Natsu's hand back down near her crotch. His other hand came up behind her to unclasp her silk bra and it rolled down her milky arms. Lucy threw it over the room and brought her hands up to Natsu's pink mess and fisted it.
*knock knock*
Natsu groaned while pulling his head back and asked,
"Should I answer it?"
The knocks carried on and got louder. Lucy sighed and said,
"Sure."
The pink haired man rolled off the bed and pulled his joggers back on. His finely defined torso stayed unclothed while he walked out of the door. Lucy took the opportunity to admire his greatly toned back.
Natsu angrily walked through the empty flat, towards the door. He looked through the peep hole to see who was interrupting such an important time.
"Shit," His eyes widened at the sight before him, "What the fuck, do you guys want now?!"
Natsu flew the door open to be greeted with his two former gang members from earlier that evening.
"We forgot to tell you a few things." Kurohebi snickered, "And it seems like we've interrupted some private time."
Nullpuding and Kurohebi both looked around Natsu to see Lucy leaning around the corner with her bed sheet covering her modesty. Natsu leaned his head back, to see the blonde. She shrieked and moved back around the corner, out of the view.
"Carry on." Natsu sighed.
"Boss has a proposal for you." Nullpuding said while pointing at Natsu's bare chest.
He raised an eyebrow in response, urging them to carry on.
"Alright then, Boss has recently acquired a mine on the east side of Fiore and wants you to go work for him." Nullpuding carried on, "In order too pay back you little debt."
"What?"
"You heard us Natsu." Kurohebi inputted.
Natsu considered the proposal. Working in a mine? At least it was to pay back his debt, but could he leave Lucy now? There feelings weren't quite at the surface, yet they were getting there and it could be the start of something great.
"For how long?" Natsu asked.
"5 years." Kurohebi deadpanned.
"How long do I have to think about it?"
"A week. Boss needs workers as soon as possible."
"But that's less than what I had for when I originally needed to pay back the money!"
"Shh, Natsu! You don't want your little girlfriend hearing now, do you?" Nullpuding snickered.
"Don't bring Lucy into this!" Natsu pointed at the stocky man with anger.
"Okay, okay. Calm down." Kurohebi reasoned while placing his hand in-between Natsu and his shorter counterpart.
"Is that all you wanted to tell me?"
"Yeah, we'll be back in a week Natsu." Kurohebi said and turned on his heels to walk down the hall ways. Nullpuding followed.
Natsu watched them enter the elevator before he closed the apartment door. Turning around, he pressed his back against the door and sighed. Lucy rounded the corner and walked into the room.
She was now dressed in a pair of pink cotton pyjamas and Natsu realised that the plans for the night were out the window.
"How did they know we were here?" She asked.
"They must've followed us."
"Ah."
Natsu looked at the woman before him. She was wearing a sad expression with her face to the floor. The awkwardness was growing between them when Natsu said,
"No sex tonight then?"
"I think the moments past." Lucy giggled, "You can still sleep in my bed though. If you want too that is?!"
Natsu smiled at the blushing girl and walked over. He slipped his arm around her waist and guided her to the bedroom. Natsu flicked the lights off and climbed into the bed, next to Lucy.
"This is a lot comfier than the sofa." Natsu commented as he pulled her small figure closer to him.
"Mmm, shush. Sleepy time." Lucy mumbled while Natsu let out a small laugh.
"Good night, Luce." Natsu said his last words and gently kissed Lucy behind her ear. The pair soon fell into a peaceful slumber.
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The next day was a Saturday, so Lucy wasn't at work. As morning broke, all she could hear was a soft snoring in her ear. The blonde turned her head to the left and was greeted by a soft mass of pink hair.
Her hands moved towards the mass and took a strand in-between her fore-finger and thumb. She examined the odd coloured hair before Natsu turned his head and it was pulled from her grip.
"Morning." He sleepily smiled.
"Morning." She returned while Natsu moved forward to capture her lips.
"Ew, Luce. You have really bad morning breath." That statement earned the pink haired man a slap.
"Ouch!"
"You are so rude!" Lucy's face was a delicate pink, "Out of my own kindness, I let you sleep in my bed! And you go and say that!"
Lucy brought her legs up and kicked Natsu where she thought his hips would be. And was right. She kicked hard enough, so that Natsu would role out of the bed and onto the floor.
"Hey! It's cold down here." He complained from the floor.
Lucy moved to his side of the bed and peered over the edge. He was lay in just his boxers.
"H-how did you get your joggers off?"
"Don't remember." Natsu replied.
"So you like to strip in the middle of the night. Noted." Lucy tapped her temple and laughed.
The pink haired man leaned up and captured Lucy's lips once again in a caring embrace. his hand cupped her jaw and he pulled away.
"I'll go make breakfast and you go brush your teeth." He was only an inch away and it made Lucy go breathless.
"S-sure." She replied as he stood up and walked out of the room.
Lucy fell back onto her bed and smiled to the ceiling, "What have I gotten myself into?" she asked herself while rubbing her face with her soft palms.
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A/N: Hey guys! You have my sociology teacher to thank for me for getting this chapter out quicker than intended! However, it did take me longer than expected because I couldn't stop sneezing. I'm SO ill.
I'm such a cock-block! Muahahaha! You will get the lemony goodness soon though, I promise!
Thank you and please review!
