Natsu sighed as he leaned back in his chair. He barely had enough time to enjoy his new office, but now that he was finally alone, he revelled in it. He had no clue that he would become the fire chief at such a young age, and he almost didn't go for this job when it was revealed to him. Everyone ushered him to apply for it, and, lo and behold, he was called.

He was a little nervous at first, being younger than most of the firefighters, but seeing how laid back and calm they all were gave him more confidence in his ability to run the station. He ran his fingers over the cool metal of the placard. Natsu Dragneel, Fire Chief, it read. Glancing up at the door, he smiled as he read the same words on the glass.

His meeting with Mr. Heartfilia was absolutely painless, as well. It really was just a welcoming meet and greet with the boss, with the most powerful man in town, probably the county. Jude Heartfilia wasn't at all as intimidating as Natsu had heard him to be. Then again, this was their first meeting, and Natsu just didn't have a chance to see the other side to Jude. After all, the man even invited him and his wife to dinner at the Heartfilia estate.

And, just briefly, did he wonder if he would see Jude's daughter there. He almost accepted the invitation for that reason, alone. However, he soon came to his senses when Jude mentioned that he had a brief moment to meet with Lisanna before leaving the estate. Lucy Heartfilia was soon forgotten as the two men talked about the younger man's wife, and how lucky she is to have an opportunity to work in such a position. Natsu had thought it was just an interview, but, apparently, with Jude's approval, the woman was hired before she even stepped foot onto the property, just because she was his wife. He silently debated whether or not to actually share that with Lisanna, not sure how'd she take receiving such news.

Their meeting ended with a handshake, a congratulations, and the placard as a welcoming gift. Natsu did take a second to call Macao to see if he was needed, but the older man said they were already on their way back to the station, their work pretty much over with. So, without anything else to do until the crew returned, he decided to call Lisanna to see how things were going.

"Hello?" It only took two rings for her to answer, but she sounded winded, like she was out of breath.

"Hey, how did everything go?"

"Oh, Natsu!" She sighed in relief, and he had to take a moment to wonder what had happened. "Everything's fine! I'm actually on my way home now."

For some reason, he didn't like how she sounded. "Did you get the job?"

"Yes. Mrs. Heartfilia is so wonderful, I'm so sad for her. I guess the doctors told her she shouldn't expect to live passed this winter." He could hear her voice break. "It's so heartbreaking that she seemed to have accepted it. The only person she doesn't want to worry is her daughter, which is understandable."

"Her daughter?" He closed his mouth tight. He hadn't meant to show interest, and he hoped Lisanna didn't hear that tone of concern. He could still remember the way she looked on the train, full of life that she had yet to live, and he didn't blame her mother for not wanting to worry her.

"Yes, Lucy. I feel bad for her. She showed up during my time with Mrs. Heartfilia, and she didn't seem at all happy that I was there to take care of her mother instead of her."

Images of her and Zeref the previous night flashed in his mind again. "Well, she must be a busy girl, and probably doesn't have the time to take care of her mother and do all the things that's most likely on her plate, but she's too modest to admit it."

"Natsu, don't say that. The poor girl looked like she was about to cry when she left."

The poor girl. Natsu smiled at his wife's pity.

"Oh, and, before I forget, Zeref said that he won't be home for dinner."

"Where'd he go?" Natsu blinked.

"He said that he had something he wanted to do."

Probably her…

Natsu bit his lip harshly to keep from letting anything slip. He was still trying to push these feelings down. He had only met the woman once, for crying out loud. He was happily married to a wonderful woman, and Lisanna didn't deserve that. Let Zeref have his fun. It was refreshing to see him actually enjoying himself for once, instead of constantly scowling at everyone and everything all the damn time.

Natsu blinked. Lisanna said that she was on her way home, and Zeref wasn't with her. That meant that she was currently driving, and talking on her phone. Normally, she wouldn't do that, but she would if it was he who was calling her. He silently swore.

"Lis, call me when you get back home, please?" He groaned. "I don't want you to get into trouble for talking while driving."

A husky laugh sounded through the earpiece. "That's fair. I'll call you back as soon as I get home."

They said their goodbyes and Natsu hung up just as there was a knock on his door.

"Come in."

Macao hurriedly walked in and placed his palms on the desk, leaning forward. "I have a name on the kid in the alleyway."

Natsu blinked. Was that okay? Was that information even publicly released already?

"It was Macbeth."

As if that answered all the questions in Natsu's brain. The younger man raised an eyebrow.

"As in that play by that one guy from a million years ago?"

Macao sighed and rubbed his forehead. "You meant the play by Shakespeare, only a few hundred years ago." He wasn't sure how their new chief didn't know about Shakespeare, but, honestly, none of them got their job by knowing who that man was. "Macbeth is engaged to Lucy Heartfilia. Well, was engaged. I suspect she wouldn't want to marry a dead man now, would she?"

Again, Natsu blinked. Engaged? No, she was supposed to have called off the engagement. She even gave him the ring, which he still had kept locked away safely. But, what if her attempt to break it off, failed? Did she get angry and kill the man? Would she be so desperate to be free of him that she had to kill him?

No. Natsu barely knew the woman, but he did know that she was no killer. Apparently someone who liked to sleep around, but not a killer.

Naturally, Natsu hadn't really been at all curious who the dead body was, but he understood Macao's excitement. This was a small town where things like this never happened. In Magnolia, it happened all the time. He didn't want to say he used to it, but he kind of was.

He glanced up at Macao, and sighed at the man's excited expression, waiting for Natsu to join in with his elation. The older man probably had an entire drama playing out in his mind - the stresses of rich life, both parties of the engagement having an argument over something, she got mad, killed him, and, because she's rich, she feels like she can get away with it.

Natsu shook his head to rid himself of those thoughts - they were completely ridiculous, even to him - and stood up.

"I'm going to go grab something to eat," he told the other man as he walked out of his office. "I'm so hungry. I didn't get a chance to really eat breakfast and I've been stuck here with Mr. Heartfilia all morning."

"How did that go?" Macao followed him.

"Pretty painless, actually. He welcomed me to town, gave me that desk thing, and invited me to dinner sometime."

"He invited you to dinner?"

"I don't think it was anything but a formality, but my wife is his wife's caretaker for the time being." He watched as Macao picked his jaw off the floor. "What?"

"That family must really like you."

"Why?"

"Well, he hired you to be chief." Macao emphasized his statement by waving his hand towards Natsu's office. "They hired your wife. Obviously they trust her enough to take constant care of the woman. You two don't have any ulterior motives, do you?"

Natsu furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"Well, what with everything that's happened this morning - "

"Stop." Honestly, Natsu didn't have the energy to be a part of whatever fantasy world Macao was pulling him and his wife into.

~.~

Natsu walked through his front door that evening, caught sight of the couch, and collapsed onto it, face down.

"Honey I'm home," he muffled in the fabric.

He heard a gasp and his wife was at his side in mere seconds. "Natsu! What happened? Are you okay?"

He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her onto him, smiling triumphantly as she shrieked. He pressed her mouth against his. He couldn't remember feeling happier to come home to his wife. He figured it was knowing he had a good job, good health, a nice house, and a loving wife to come home to. He could tell she was happy, as well, when she immediately returned his kiss.

He shifted so he was laying on his back, and she had to straddle his waist to keep from falling. He rubbed his hands over her back, relishing the way she felt so delicate under his rough, calloused hands.

She pulled away, her face an appealing shade of red, her mouth stuck in a goofy grin. "Good day at work?" she asked.

"We had something in town earlier, there were a few kids playing with matches, and I inherited the godly amount of paperwork from the previous chief." He closed his eyes in contentment. "Probably the most boring day at work I've ever had, and it was amazing."

She sat up and proceeded with rubbing his chest, emitting a sound from him that sounded like a mixture between a growl and a purr. She giggled, loving when he made that sound.

"Boring is good, sometimes," she stated.

"There definitely isn't as much stress here as back in Magnolia."

"And are you okay with that?"

He opened his eyes and looked at her, resting his hands on her thighs. Of course he was okay with it. He couldn't count how many times he would walk through the door after a day at work, and she would throw herself on him, crying tears of worry because he had to go into another burning building. He hated having her feel that way, but it was his job, and he loved it. He made this move for her.

He had to be okay with it.

"It was amazingly refreshing," he said. "Now, tell me about your day. Now that you're home and not driving, you can give me your full attention instead of sharing me with the road."

She blushed. "You know I'll never ignore a phone call from you, no matter where I am or what I'm doing."

He smiled. It was the mentality of someone who had a loved one in a job like his. He knew she wouldn't have to think like she used to, now that they moved away from the big city. He expected he wouldn't be called out every day, anymore, and, being chief, he wouldn't be the one running into the burning building anymore.

"Well, first thing that happened when we got there," she began, "we were seen in by a woman who, I kid you not, had the same hair color you do. That was entertaining. Then we ran into Mr. Heartfilia, who personally took me to his wife, leaving Zeref alone. I felt a little bad, but he didn't seem to mind it. I hope he didn't get into any trouble."

"Oh yeah. What is he doing?"

"I don't know. He just told me he was going to do something and won't be home until later."

"Okay. More food for me then." He gave her a wide, toothy smile, which she returned. "Continue."

"Well, I was sitting with Mrs. Heartfilia, and she was telling me about my duties, strictly business. Then, after about fifteen minutes her daughter shows up. She put on a happy face, but I could tell she wasn't happy that I was there. When she left, Mrs. Heartfilia asked me to try to make friends with her. I guess they're pretty much keeping her home against her will, is what I thought she was trying to tell me. She looked pretty old to be forced to stay home, but I guess that's what happens when you're born into a rich family. They broke off her engagement, but she has to stay home for a few months. I don't know all the details."

"Hm. Lifestyles of the rich and the famous," he muttered. "You'll never know all the details, except for the shitty parts so they can revel in your pity. I wouldn't worry on it too much. I'm sure they're making it sound worse than it actually is."

She shrugged. "Well, I start at six in the morning. I don't know if I'm looking forward to that part, and then not leaving until she's sleeping at night."

"Sounds like you have it worse than I do, and I'm a firefighter." He pulled her down to place a kiss on her forehead. "You'll be fine. You love helping people. You were born for this. I can't imagine you hating any part of it."

"Thank you," she replied quietly, gently placing her lips against his.

It didn't take long for him to deepen the kiss, feeling the excitement of having his wife sitting on top of him the way she was. He brought his hands down to her waist and snaked them under her shirt. She sighed and pressed her hips harder against him, creating a grunt from him as she rubbed against his suddenly hard member.

"It's a good thing Zeref isn't here," he said in a low, husky voice.

"Why's that?" She clutched his shoulders as he gripped her hips and held her against him.

"Because this would be really awkward for all of us." He wrapped his arms around her and flipped them so he was the one on top. He continued to ground his hips into hers, drinking up her gasps and moans. He hated the clothing barrier, but just as he was about to pull her shirt over her head, a loud beeping noise interrupted them.

Lisanna gasped and crawled out from under him, falling onto the floor. She scrambled to her feet as she ran to the kitchen. Natsu groaned and shoved his heated face into the cushion of the couch.

"Dinner's ready!" she called from the kitchen.

Again, he groaned. He didn't hate that dinner was ready, he just hated that it was ready when he was feeling confined in his pants. He sat up, about to trudge himself into the dining room, but a thought came to him.

Dinner would still be there, but the thought of having his wife on the table was making him crazy. He jumped off the couch and ran to the dining area, creating a squeak from her as he wrapped her arms around her from behind and held her against his body.

In which he was severely reprimanded by a hard swat to the arm with a burning hot spatula...

AN: So, I had been so busy with other things, and worrying about finishing my other story, that I completely forgot to update this one. My bad! Sorry. And, I realize not much happens in this chapter, but, if I remember correctly from back when I typed it, I realized I hadn't really had much of Natsu and Lisanna in awhile, so I made this one. As always, thank you for the reviews and faves and follows, and don't forget to do so this chapter, either.