A/N: Fairy Tail does not belong to me at all~

She wasn't even surprised, to be honest. Actually, she was pretty used to it at this point.

It was the guest that threw her.

"Cobra?" he grunted from the kitchen, where he was rooting through her fridge and cupboards. She smiled a bit, crossing her arms. "Cobra."

"He needed a place to crash," was the slightly muffled response. A loud snore directed her attention back to the mage propping up on her bed, head lolled to the side. "So, yeah, I brought 'im over."

"I see." He glanced over his shoulder at her.

"He's just sleeping. It's not like he's eating all your food."

"No, you're doing a fine job of that." He straightened at her response, frowning.

"I also restock your food, unlike Salamander." Fine, she would give him that. A fanged smirk told him he agreed. "Meredy was too busy freaking out over Jellal and Erza to focus on much else. I needed a break and I offered him a good day's nap."

"How kind, offering my apartment." A raised brow was all she got this time and she loosened her form. Nothing she could do now, right? So no use freaking out.

Something she should really be freaking out about was Cobra sneaking up on her like that.

He snorted, returning to his self-appointed task of snack-making. "Too late now, Blondie. You were the one cuddling."

"And who had their arms wrapped around whom?" she could feel her cheeks becoming hot at the memory. Natsu was one thing, but Cobra? Suddenly doing such?! Of-course she was thrown! She was totally justified as well!

"You weren't complaining."

"I was!"

"After the fact. You were fine when you thought it was Salamander. By the way," he turned then, leaning against the counter and biting into the sandwich. "We need to talk about that." Frowning and pink-cheeked, she turned, deciding the Guild was a good idea. "Nope, we're talking about this, Blondie. Salamander can't keep sneakin' in like that."

"Like you have any more right than he does! He's my partner!"

"And I'm your roommate."

"You're a freeloader!"

"Excuse you, I paid this month's rent." She blinked at that.

"You what? Why?" A smile curled onto his lips and she immediately stiffened. Remembering the last time her landlady encountered Cobra, she deduced what had happened. "Do not tell me you made yourself out to be a decent boyfriend paying their girlfriend's rent. Tell me you did not keep up the idea that we're dating!"

A snort and Midnight raised his head, blinking sleepily at the two dueling powers. He yawned. "Aren't you?" A soft snore followed those words as Lucy turned, gaping at him.

"W-what? N-no! Of-course not!" but he was already asleep once again so she turned her eyes to her (and she used the term reluctantly) roommate. "We aren't!"

"Oh? So you've been leading me on?" Red spread across her features as she tried to focus. "You were kinda clingy the other night." He took another bite of his sandwich, chewing thoughtfully before offering her a smirk. "Your dreams were… ah, what word do I want to use? 'Interesting' doesn't quite do it, but maybe 'enlightening'?"

Lucy Heartfilia could only stare at him. It was rare for her to dream, even rarer to remember said dreams.

What in Mavis' name did he see?!

No, no he was lying. He was teasing her. Sure, alright, clever, but it was time to end it.

"You should know I don't lie, Blondie. I have no need to lie to you."

Damn it all, she wasn't dealing with this. She was getting tired of him showing up in her apartment—unannounced—and acting like he owned the place. Sure, she had gotten used to him and was actually getting pretty fond of the Slayer, but this was beginning to go a little too far.

"I-I'm going to the Guild!" and she didn't give him time to stop her.

She wasn't dealing with this. They were friends, that's all. She was a member of Fairy Tail, he of an independent guild always on the move. It was nice of him to keep coming back, considering the two of them friends, but he wasn't…

No.

She just about had it with him.

He was gone when she came back late that night, so was Midnight. They weren't enemies anymore, but he still kinda scared her, what with his powers.

A single half-sheet of paper was folded on the coffee table.

She had a pretty good idea of what it said and thus ignored it, changing and getting ready for bed before shutting out the lights and snuggling under the comforter.

She'd read it in the morning and hope to Mavis she didn't dream tonight.

Short, but I'm feeling like she wouldn't take too kindly to everything he was doing. She does have a breaking point and him actually getting flirty just kinda broke her. It's not that she's… against the idea, I guess it's more like she's kinda scared?

Hm. Well, my story, I guess I should know their motivation? Please don't get angry, I do have a point to this. He did just kinda appear out of nowhere and start bunking with her. They never actually talked things through, mostly cuz she was just amused he took naps on her very pink couch.