Lucy blinked quickly, trying to figure out how to explain why she bought two sizes too big without sounding crazy, "uh, cause it's super comfortable to sleep in! And who doesn't like unicorns?" She asked embarrassed. Slamming her door, she pushed her back up against it.
What was that? He was super attractive, there was no doubt, but he was such an idiot sometimes. Lucy thought back to when Gray mentioned Natsu didn't have a type, because he hadn't been interested in anyone since he was a kid. And, he was a goofball. He wasn't looking for that, and definitely wouldn't see anything in her.
Shaking her head, Lucy refocused on getting changed. Dropping her towel, she hummed to herself and grabbed another too large shirt and slipped on a clean pair of cute lacy panties. Just because she didn't think he'd be interested didn't mean she shouldn't be prepared just in case. Lastly, she threw on some black leggings and wandered out into the living room to find Natsu sprawled out on the plush carpet. "Wow, you really take making yourself at home to a new level, don't you?" she stated smiling down at him.
Natsu at least had the good sense to blush a bit, "I don't have carpet in my house," he started to explain, "I have a cat, and Happy likes to tear it up, so I just have tile and wood flooring."
Lucy offered her hand out to him, "so you didn't pick up dinner at the diner tonight. Do you want to maybe order in?"
He grabbed her interlocking their thumbs and stood up quickly, before starting to wobble. Lucy readjusted her grip on his hand and held onto his other arm to steady him, "Are you sure? It was awful nice of you just to lend me these clothes, and I don't want to overstay my welcome." He halfway whispered looking into her eyes.
Lucy looked up, caught in his stare, "I don't," she cleared her throat, "I don't mind at all. It'd be nice to have some company since Levy is out." She smiled convincingly at him, but then her face fell a bit, "don't feel like you have to though!"
"I don't! I'd love to stay!" He responded enthusiastically, rubbing her arm up and down reassuringly, and Lucy was left wondering when their arms switched places. He gently let go of her hand, which to her horror she found she was still clinging to.
"Cool!" she rushed out, followed by a demurer, "cool…" Wandering out of the room to grab her phone. She rummaged through her wet clothing to see if there was any way her phone wasn't destroyed. Frowning she pushed the home button, and when there was no vibration she knew her precious iPhone was a goner. Sighing, she made her way back out to Natsu.
Noticing the frown on her face, he was up off the couch and holding her elbows again. Why was he drawn to her like this? Concerned, he prooded, "what's with the sad face, Luce?"
She smiled at his concern, "I was right about my phone," she lifted her phone to show him, "it's dead for good. I'm going to have to go into Apple this week." She enjoyed the warmth of his hands and scooted unnoticeably closer. "We can check the fridge though. Levy said she left some stuff. You like hot food, right?" She broke away and headed towards the kitchen. She opened the fridge door and stared in for a bit, "Okay, so we have fire chicken and rice. I know that you like spicy, so you'll probably like that. We also have Diet Coke and some Sapporos."
"Sure, Luce, whatever you have is fine. I don't want to put you out though." He said shrugging.
She smiled back at him rolling her eyes, before getting out plates and portioning it out and shoving one plate in the microwave.
"Not a problem, just come with me to Apple next week," she smiled and turned half way to face him. He smirked and nodded quickly, "wanna watch something while we eat?" Lucy asked while turning back to the fridge and pulling out two beers. Natsu nodded giddily and ran back to the living room. Lucy shook her head and followed him out with the beers and a bottle opener. She set the beers down and walked around the table to grab the remote off the TV stand, "What do you want to watch?"
Natsu almost couldn't look away. Did those leggings have to be so tight? Whose ass actually looked like that? She stood back up and he looked away quickly blushing bright red, before she turned around he busied himself opening the beers and throwing one back, gulping down half the bottle before she even noticed what he was doing. "Are you trying to get drunk?" She asked, eyes wide, "Slow down there!"
"It was… just a bad day." He finished lamely after a small pause. Lucy scrunched half her lip up in disbelief, but she couldn't for the life of her figure out what changed between the excited Natsu of moments ago and this surly one.
"Okay… well, any ideas on what to watch?" she moved on walking back toward the couch. He looked up and watched her make her way back. She bent forward to grab the bottle caps off the floor where they had fallen, giving Natsu the best view he'd seen all night…straight down her shirt. He swallowed deeply and pulled the beer back up to his lips as she started to stand, and the microwave started beeping loudly, "hold that thought." Lucy mumbled while rushing off to the kitchen.
Natsu swallowed a bit before remembering himself. This was Lucy. She was awesome. He didn't want to lose her as a friend before they even were that close just because she was smokin'. He followed her into the kitchen, "Actually, Luce, I just remembered I have to feed Happy, so maybe we could just chill and talk while we eat, and I'll head home right after."
Lucy smiled, trying to make sure the disappointment wasn't evident on her face, "no worries! Maybe next time! We don't want little blue going hungry!"
"My cat IS blue! I swear!" Natsu replied defensively before going on and on about how special his cat was.