A/N: Surprise, surprise, Lovelies! Muahahaha! YES! Another update within a 24 hour period of time! I chalk it up to Valentine's Day and my need to not disappoint you in the Nalu department.
Chapter Comments: Oh, I've got it all in this one guys. Fluff, plot, suspense, LENGTH! (Oh-ho-ho, not that kind you pervs!) You're going to want to hurt me I swear to Mavis. Just remember I love you. Haha ;) Oh, also I thought I'd share something new. I listened to some really mushy songs while writing this: "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Ingrid Michaelson and then another cute one, "Here Comes Those Eyes" by Chris Rice! Just thought you might be interested, I feel they definitely explain the mood of this chapter quite a bit!
**Just had to edit this chapter and replace it because I made a BIG mistake! Lucy had BROWN EYES! Ahhh! Not blue! Sorry guys! lol**
Anywho...
Ch. 10
Something was tickling her neck. It was like something was crawling over her skin. She groaned and wiggled around still half-asleep. A man grumbled and nuzzled back into her collarbone. That's when it clicked and that's when she realized the man was Natsu her Dragon, and the "crawling" sensation just had to be…
"NATSU! You damn idiot! You drooled on my neck!'" Lucy whined loudly, shoving or trying to shove him off of her, and wiping furiously at her throat.
"Mmmmm, Luce-ey! You were my pillow!" Natsu drawled out. Lucy merely gave him a look that said "get the hell off of me." A look he promptly ignored as he pulled her back under him.
"Nooo, Natsuuu!" Lucy complained.
"You're such a baby, Luce." Natsu murmured softly against her skin, licking up his own saliva in order to clean up the mess. The girl froze and felt as though her heart might give out, his hot tongue traced up and down her neck affectionately sending tingles down her spine, while mopping up the icky drool. He paused finally noticing the stiffness of the person below him. He blushed. "Sorry, I'm just used to using my tongue. I-I mean I w-was a Dragon for so long, it just came naturally to clean you off that way!" He stuttered, while looking into her clear brown eyes.
"It's o-okay, Natsu." Lucy squeaked, trying to avoid more eye contact with the man. Natsu didn't like this and so grabbed a hold of her chin and pulled close.
"Why do you try and avoid eye contact, Lucy? Why does your heart skip beats, when I touch you?" He breathed, his heat warming her lips. Lucy was lost in the man's beautiful green eyes, the first thing she'd noticed about the Beast to begin with. His eyes dipped down to her lips, he was obviously having a war within himself. The stellar mage squirmed, pressing her legs together. He was inciting all kinds of bodily responses from this sexy stare down; she bit her lip in suspense. The Dragon's eyes narrowed in on the movement, his eye's smoldering with desire. Gently he pressed forward, his lips just a breath away from touching her own and melding their mouths together. Finally.
But Fate is a fickle Lady.
"Natsu! I brought your scarf!" Happy shouted in glee, and Lucy swore to herself that she'd have a blue fur hat this winter.
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Though he was comforted by the presence of his most precious item—his scarf—he was also very annoyed with its untimely arrival. Natsu had been so close to not only kissing those sweet lips of Lucy's, but also getting her to confess. He was both thankful and irritated with the blue cat. He'd like to kiss Lucy, but he'd much rather kiss her after being fully human. That being said, he nevertheless needed her to confess her feelings. He knew she loved him; he just needed her to say it. Not just for his own selfish desires, but also so he may actually have a chance of winning against Sting. Perhaps, he should be out training this body to understand it better, instead of worrying about not having his rightful body back. But, still he held out hope that he may get his body back because of the new star in his life, the girl that made him feel like the world was worth it again. She was his world. He looked over at his red-faced, embarrassed, girl and couldn't help but smile. She'd turned into a stone the shade of a tomato when Happy had burst in on their almost-kiss.
"Lucy, cheer up the team will be here soon, Happy said so, didn't you hear?" He tried to engage her in conversation to calm her down.
"Yeah, I heard him. I'm taking a shower, Natsu." She sighed, teetering off to her bathroom. The man frowned, disappointed and thinking about playing dumb and following her, as if it had been an invitation.
"You really do liiiiike her don'tcha, Natsu?" Happy purred.
"Yeah, buddy. I sure do."
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"L.O.V.E!" Sang a baritone voice.
Sting and Rogue flinched, simultaneously grinding their teeth in anger.
"Oh, Lulu, my dear sweet Princess! She is what spells L.O.V- ummmphhhhh" Dan's voice was muffled by Sting's fist.
"You are an irksome creature, Dan Straight." Rogue lamented, not even reprimanding his careless brother. They had to of heard about love and Lucy about a million times in the short time they'd known the man. At least a hundred times were just in their walk through the forest towards the maiden's castle.
"Yes, alright. Down to business then, shall we?" The twins gave him a slightly upended look. "This is the plan!" So, they put their heads together and found that the Knight was not quite as dense as he'd seemed.
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"Natsu, where is Lucy?" Erza demanded. Mind you she had just scaled the castle wall and climbed onto the balcony, a feat Natsu had to tip his non-existent hat to. But seriously why didn't she just use the door?
"Uh, in the shower?" Natsu answered hesitantly. Apparently, that was the wrong answer. Erza's eyes bulged threateningly, and just as Gray and Gajeel joined them. They all cowered away from the Knight in fear and confusion.
"Why is she in the shower? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!" Erza said accusatorily. To the relief of all the three, still confused men, the blond stepped out of the bathroom at this precise moment.
"Nothing happened, Erza." Lucy stated, walking over to her dresser in just a mere towel. The men were now doubly thankful.
"What are you three staring at?" The red head growled menacingly as she closed the balcony doors giving the girl privacy.
"N-nothing!" All three saluted.
"Alright, down to business, Team. Sting Eucliffe, Rogue Cheney, and Dan Straight are a formidable group of-"
"Wait! How the hell did you know Sting was coming?" Natsu interrupted, nearly flabbergasted.
"Don't interrupt me! Now as I was saying, they are a formidable combination really, with Rogue's shadows, Sting's light, and Dan's reflective magic shield and shrink magic—they could be undefeatable." She announced gravely and the mood became dark. For if Titania was worried…my Mavis, they were up shit's creek without a paddle!
"So, it's the Dragon Twins coming, is it?" Lucy spoke up, jolting all of them. "Well, I think that a talented sword mage, ice mage, iron-dragon-slayer, celestial stellar spirit mage, and a fire-dragon can manage it." The blond smiled crookedly and added, "Especially since I bring the count up innumerably with my dear keys." She waived them. With the new positivity hovering in the air, the team planned their action, while the two exceeds Happy and Lily went fishing in the nearby stream for dinner.
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Lucy hummed quietly to herself, peacefully enjoying the night view of the stars. Earlier, Gajeel and Natsu had gone out sniffing the perimeter and scouting out where the group of mages had been during the day. They'd figured out that the group wouldn't approach until tomorrow after all. How could they know so much from their noses? Lucy put that question away for the later interrogation of Natsu. She pursed her lips and silenced her humming. Natsu, what a whirlwind of emotion, for he was going to kiss her earlier. He must know now, how he made her feel. How she most certainly did love him. Though a stubborn part of her refused to relent on her walls, and choked her feelings up to him being so intimate with her and striking up her hormones. Lucy frowned, no, that was not it and she knew it.
"What you doing out here, Luce?" Natsu spoke gently in her ear, making her jump and him grin. He sat beside her and followed her gaze. "Ah, the stars, huh?"
"Yeah, I know them well. My mother used to take me out at night, just the two of us sometimes. She taught me everything I know about the stars. I'd say she taught me my magic too, but truth be told I kind of taught myself that." Lucy peered over to see if Natsu were even interested in what she was saying, pleasantly surprised to see him listening intently. "Though, there isn't much I haven't taught myself, so that's not a shocker. I inherited my magic from my mother though, and so I give her most of the credit."
"What do you mean by inherited?" Natsu asked.
"I mean when she passed away I was given her keys, much to my father's dismay. There was nothing he could do about it though, my power had bloomed and my mother's contracts had all specifically said that her keys would go to me if she were to die. So, I became a mage at the mere age of 7." Natsu nodded in thought.
"You started out young too, huh? You're going to be a perfect fit at Fairy Tail, Lucy." Natsu smirked, especially at the startled look on the girls face.
"Me? At Fairy Tail?" Lucy queried, unbelieving.
"Yes, Lucy Heartfilia. I'm going to take you to Fairy Tail, where you'll live out your days. With me." He added on the last bit with a very serious face. For Natsu had made up his mind, that even though she may not be able to say it yet, he would. He loved her and would until their end.
"With you?" Lucy inquired breathlessly. Now, frozen in his determined eyes, as he tilted towards her slowly causing her body to heat up in reflex, an attractive flush coming to her skin.
"With me," He leaned his forehead against her own and breathed her in before continuing, "I love you, Lucy." The Dragon barely whispered loud enough over their breathing. With agonizingly slow speed, the woman gently brought her hands up to his face cupping his cheeks. She gazed lovingly at him, water blurring her vision as she traced over his facial features lightly.
"Oh, Natsu!" She exclaimed and began showering his face with sweet airy kisses, never meeting his own lips like they both yearned for. She pulled away looking him up and down, "I lo-"
KABOOM!
The Dragon's heart deflated, really they couldn't have waited until after the love of his life finally freaking confessed? And seriously, what was with this psycho, Lady Fate, always interrupting every damn romantic moment?! He was so going to turn that bastard Sting, into smoldering ash!
A/N: I am evil, aren't I? Muahaha! No, but really I hope you all enjoyed this chapter I know I sure did. I owed you some Nalu action given the holiday. Review/fav/follow? Count it as your Valentine's Day gift to me! ;)