Hey guys, I made a longer chapter today. I would've uploaded quicker but I was sick so yeah... I also started another fan fiction, it's another RoLu; if you are interested it's called Friends With Benefits you can probably guess what it's about. :L I would appreciate it if you checked it out. Well, anyway I hope you like this chapter.

Chapter Ten

Natsu sat at a table at the guild with a frown on his face. He had asked Lucy to go on a mission with him a fair few times over the past three weeks and she had rejected the offer and when he returns from his mission with Gray, Erza and Happy he hears that she had gone on a mission with Rogue and his exceed. Natsu knew he was jealous but he didn't exactly know why, he let out a sigh and hit his head the table letting out a groan.

"Whoa there, don't want anymore damage to that small brain of yours." Gray laughed, Natsu lifted his head and sent the ice make mage a glare.

"What did you say?"

"Must have caused that much damage you didn't hear what I said." he let out another laugh. Natsu stood up and threw a punch to his rival; thus causing a brawl in the guild hall.

~ With Rogue, Lucy & Frosch

Lucy ran into the hotel room and took her spot on the couch and sent a smirk towards Rogue who raised an eyebrow at her.

"I said you were sleeping on the bed but you said no so I stole the couch, which means you have to sleep on the bed." she poked her tongue at him, her childish side coming out. She let out a giggle at the look on his face.

"I am not letting you sleep on the couch." Rogue said. Frosch watched as the two started to get into a small argument about who was sleeping where, he didn't have to worry about it because no matter what he was going to sleep with Lucy, she was warm in his opinion. Lucy even said he was like her own personal little teddy bear. As the minutes went by Lucy smirked in satisfaction as Rogue sighed.

"As I said you're sleeping on the bed, you haven't slept on one in a while." she closed her eyes, crossed her arms over her chest and her smirk grew but her face dropped as she was picked up all of a sudden a she let out a surprised shriek. She looked up to see Rogue smirking at her, she pouted at him causing him to look away and he walked to the bed and dropped her there the springs squeaking at the sudden weight. She looked up at him and sighed as she sat up.

"I'm having a shower." she paused and then thought for a few seconds. But then she thought either way Rogue was going to be stubborn and end up sleeping on the couch. She stood up and walked towards her bag and picked it up walking into the bathroom and shutting the door behind her. As she shut the door she leaned back and slid to the ground and let out a sigh. Why do dragon slayers have to be so stubborn?

She sat there for a few minutes before getting up and began to strip out of her clothes, when she did she hopped in the shower turning on the taps waiting for the water to turn to the right temperature.

~ In the room

Rogue looked at the bathroom door, it was about five minutes before the shower turned on. He then looked at the bed, sure he missed sleeping on a bed but he didn't want Lucy sleeping on an uncomfortable couch. His train of thought broke as the bathroom door opened and Lucy stood there in a singlet and short shorts. She let out a sigh and began to speak.

"Aw, it's raining I hope it doesn't storm tonight..." Rogue adverted his eyes as she stretched causing her shirt to ride up and show her toned stomach.

"I-I'm having a shower... now." he said slowly and walked into the bathroom after grabbing his bag. Lucy looked at his retreating back until he shut the door and blinked a few times at his strange behavior and then shook her head brushing it off. She put the bag in a corner of the small hotel room and sat on the couch, she was nervous. She hadn't done a mission without her team before and she was a little nervous on fighting in front of Rogue, what if he thought she was weak. She knew she wasn't as strong as she could be; because she never actually trained properly, it had crossed her mind a few times but she never really had the time or conviction to do it.

"Maybe I could do it when we return from this mission." she whispered to herself.

"Do what?" a high-pitched voice startled Lucy, she had completely forgotten that someone else was in the room.

"O-oh, I was just thinking about doing some training." she replied as she got into a more comfortable position on the couch. Frosch jumped up and cuddled up to Lucy.

"Why does Lucy want to train?" the exceed asked.

"I want to become stronger. Why else would I want to train?" she asked sleepily as she closed her eyes.

"Fro doesn't know. But Fro thinks Lucy is strong." Lucy smiled a little at this.

"Not really. I want to become stronger so I can protect my friends and the person I love." Frosch smiled a little at this, he knew who Lucy was in love with but he was told to keep it a secret so he did.

"Lucy is really a kind person wanting to become strong to protect her friends." Lucy held onto the green exceed tighter not noticing the bathroom door opening. Rogue let out a sigh as Lucy fell asleep on the couch hugging his partner. He decided to wait for her to fall into a deeper sleep to carry her to the bed so he sat on the bed a waited.

As time flew by Rogue's eyes began to close and just as he was about to sleep the loud bang of thunder was heard. His eyes flew open due to being startled from the sudden sound. He wasn't the only one to be frightened by the sound, Lucy sat up so fast that Frosch had almost fallen off of the small couch. To Rogue she looked frightened and then she remembered what she had said before he had a shower, I hope it doesn't storm tonight.

Rogue wasn't sure if he was right but he began to think that Lucy was afraid of storms due to the way she was trembling. He stood up from the bed and made his way over and skillfully picked up both Lucy and the exceed and took them over to the bed, Lucy looked at him in confusion.

"Are you scared of thunder?" he asked.

"No. Hmph, as if I would b-" she let out a shriek as the thunder roared again followed by the crack of lightning. Rogue sighed and sat on the bed next to her trembling form. Minutes went by as the sounds of the thunder grew louder, he didn't think Lucy would have such a cute weakness. Frosch had already fallen asleep at the end of the bed, somehow he had moved away from him without Rogue noticing. Rogue was not one to comfort someone, especially a girl but he let out a sigh a wrapped his arms around the blonde. As he did this he felt her tense up, he looked down at her a saw her blushing.

"W-what are you doing?" she asked quietly avoiding to look him in the eye.

"Well... you were scared so I thought you might have..." he paused and then release his hold on her, Lucy felt kind of disappointed as he let go. "N-never mind."

"It's okay." there was a long silence until the thunder roared again causing Lucy to jump and frown, she hated this, she didn't know why but she has been scared of thunderstorms ever since she was a kid. She let out a sigh, at this rate she wouldn't be able to get to sleep. "Rogue, could you... ah, maybe sleep with me tonight?" Rogue blushed a little at this and then Lucy gasped. "I-I meant sleep in the same bed as me... I can't sleep during a storm and if I don't sleep I wont be able to help you during the mission tomorrow." because she wasn't looking at him she didn't get to see his small smile.

"Sure, I would hate to see you distracted because you didn't get much sleep." she smiled at him and moved to the side giving him some room. When he was comfortable they both looked up at the ceiling in silence and awkward silence. A few times Lucy would open her mouth to say something but then close it because she didn't want it to be more awkward. When she couldn't take it anymore she let out a sigh and turned to her side and looked at Rogue who was looking back at her.

"Thank you." she said as she closed her eyes trying to sleep, but how could she fall asleep so easily when her crush was right there next to her in bed. After a while she felt someone's arms wrap around her, she smiled. Rogue probably thought she was asleep and for some reason she was okay with it, she was comfortable in his arms.

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