Honestly, Lucy looked ridiculous. Bundled up on the couch like that with only her face free of the blanket folds and her hands poked out from amidst the softness, gripping a mug of hot chocolate - no, the last hot chocolate, already she went through 6 packs of it- like her life absolutely depended on it.
She looked downright grouchy but in a really cute way. Like those puppies he sees online, swaddled up against their will and shooting murder glares but it just makes them all the more adorable.
"Hey there Oscar the grouch," Natsu greeted, bouncing happily on the couch next to her, teasingly pulling at her blanket. Lucy sent him a withering glare as she steadied her cup so none of the steaming, chocolatey goodness didn't spill.
"You maybe wanna share some of that? Since you know you drank all of it, and I didn't get any?"
Her glare still stayed, taking a small sip from her mug. And another. And a third, long sip, never breaking eye contact with him as she clearly savoured the flavour. Now that was just being petty.
He tried for his best puppy eyes, bottom lip jutting out because he knows she always finds that cute and covered her hands with his, hoping to coax it out of her grip. "You're not gonna leave your boyfriend hanging, are ya?"
Silently she relented the hot chocolate to him, rubbing her hands together to make up for the lost warmth. Her eyes softened a bit at the goofy grin that blossomed on his face when he finally claimed his prize before he took a gulp, emptying it to almost half what it was before.
Natsu grimaced. Lucy always made hers too sweet, but it didn't stop him from drinking it. "Thanks for not leaving me out in the cold Luce." He said, lips pursed at the mug's rim.
Lucy's gaze hardened at his words, then narrowed. The glare was back, maybe he shouldn't have said that.
"Cold?" She murmured. "Cold? Natsu you're wearing a tank top and shorts in the middle of winter! And we have a broken heater!" Lucy's growl was deep in her throat as she drove a finger to his chest, tugging at his thin shirt to prove her point.
"You don't feel cold! And I'm here wearing every scrap of warm clothing in the place and you're joking about the cold! And drinking my hot chocolate! Don't make me take back my kindness."
Natsu gasped, hugging the half empty cup to his chest when leaned in close, her hand hovering close to snatch back her kindness.
"You being cold doesn't excuse you drinking all the hot chocolate! That's just mean!" Natsu took a hurried mouthful and tucked the mug closer.
Lucy sneered, "There's one more left you big the sweaters and blankets can do is warm me up on the outside. Unlike you i don't have a furnace boiling inside, so I gotta get something else to keep my insides hot." She tucked in a spot by her feet where her fuzzy socks poked out.
Just how much layers was she wearing?
Natsu rolled his eyes at her, going for another warm sip of hot chocolate. Really now, that was a lame excuse. She just wanted to hoard all the good stuff to herself. "If you wanted to stay hot all you had to do was ask me." He muttered, voice muffled by the cup. "We could've saved a lot of hot chocolate mix that's for sure." He tacked on the rest almost nonchalantly, swirling around the cup in his hand.
It took a few seconds for what he said to slow cook in his brain, 5 to be exact because Lucy counted it off silently before it dawned on him. His eyes practically bugged out as he almost choked on the drink, spluttering with red cheeks and a blush that slowly worked its way up to his ears.
"No wait! That's not what I meant! I meant it the other way, the other way! Not-" Natsu sighed covering his embarrassment with a hand and held out the half empty mug to Lucy. " Just take it back." He moaned.
Lucy simply hummed when she took it from his grasp, unperturbed by his words and took a delicate sip. She grimaced, it was lukewarm and now it tasted gross.
Lucy sighed, settling the mug on the little table next to her before she carefully unravelled the blanket from her to toss over Natsu, who looked up confused at the sudden softness.
She stretched out her legs to his lap. "Well I might have to take you up on that offer, since you so desperately need to have the last hot chocolate." Lucy said coolly, albeit with a little smile tugging at her lip corners.
" And whichever way works fine. I'm not picky."