KTKG Says: So… this happened. I'm not going to change the rating just yet, seeing as I'm not sure if this even qualifies for the rating change, but be ready for future chapters that the rating will indeed be changing to M. So, anyway, ON WITH THE CHAPTER!

Chapter 11

She was hot, like her whole body was on fire. She felt like she was surrounded by fire, and it wasn't the least bit uncomfortable for her.

In fact, she loved it.

Arching her neck and back, she pushed herself closer to the heat, her hands fisting in soft cotton that she yanked in her general direction, trying her hardest to become one with the source of the fire. A baritone laced chuckle made her crack her eyes open only to find that rose-colored locks obscured her vision. Her eyes slid shut yet again the moment she felt molten lips latch themselves to the side of her neck.

The moan that ripped from her throat was purely primal in nature and gave her a burst of strength she needed to finally rip the material in her hands apart. The action made the source of heat pause above her.

Craning her head back a bit, she looked up into her best friend's, or rather her current lover's, surprised face and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry." She didn't mean to actually rip apart his shirt, she just really wanted to get to what she knew was underneath there. He chuckled and smirked back at her, a smirk she knew meant that he was up to something.

Suddenly, her dress was pulled down to her waist, exposing the strapless bra she wore underneath that barely managed to cover her chest. His smirk widened further as he brought her now partly burnt bra around for her to see. "Sorry."

Gasping in surprise, she released the scraps of his shirt in her hands to cover herself but her hands didn't get far when he caught both of her wrists, shaking his head when her embarrassed eyes met his. Silently, he led her hands back to his bared chest and placed them there, his eyes never leaving hers which were now looking back at him in unhidden surprise.

"Natsu?"

His eyes travelled down her now exposed flesh then back up to her face, raw lust shining in his eyes. "You shouldn't hide from me Lucy. Not now when I can finally take my time and appreciate this part of you." She felt a blush blossom from her cheeks to her toes as he took a couple of seconds to really look at her before nodding in appreciation and reaching out with a calloused hand to touch her left breast.

The skin on skin contact was almost too much for her, causing her eyes to roll back in her head and her back to arch so his hand was pressed firmly against her.

She groaned but the sound was swallowed by Natsu's mouth on hers. His hot hands roamed over the parts of her body that had previously been covered by her dress, heating her to the point that she wanted the thing completely off. Her own hands roamed over the plains of his chest and back, his skin surprisingly soft save for a scar or two that she came across. She raked her nails along his back, causing him to release her mouth and growl out in pleasure.

When looked he down at her in silent question, she knew what he was asking; permission. He was asking for permission to go further with her.

Without a second thought she gave a nod, her eyes never leaving his. The smirk on his face was infectious and never left as he leaned down to claim her lips once more.

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Lucy moaned as she felt herself becoming conscious again. Shifting, she buried herself in the warmth she was currently wrapped in and sighed heavily, desperately trying to get herself to go back to sleep.

Waking up was the last thing she wanted to do at that moment. The dream she had had was one of the best ones yet. Honestly, it felt so real that she swore it actually happened. Shifting again, she moaned at the soreness in her legs and felt her brows meet in confusion. What had she done yesterday that had her this sore?

Wiggling her toes, she kept her eyes closed as her thoughts drifted back to the dream she had just had.

It had felt incredibly real. If she concentrated hard enough, she could still feel his lips burning her skin where he kissed her, or feel his arms wrapped around her. Hell, she even still felt incredibly warm, like she was lying right next to him.

Wait a minute.

When she thought about it, she was really warm, like someone had turned up the heat in her room or something. Shifting, she frowned when her face stuck to her pillow then froze instantly as that last thing processed itself in her head.

Faces don't stick to pillows.

In fact, pillows didn't feel like someone else's skin.

Her eyes shot open only to be obscured by an obviously male chest. An obviously tanned male chest. Looking down at herself, she realized that she was completely naked, and pressed up against a very fit and male body that she realized was also completely naked. Looking up, her eyes traced the profile of the last person she would have ever thought she would actually wake up with.

Natsu Dragneel.

She reeled back in surprise but her body didn't get very far from his thanks to his arm which was wrapped securely around her back. She turned her head to look at the appendage that was holding her in place in surprise, and then whipped back around when she heard him groan.

He was still asleep as he shifted around a bit, his arm around her tightening and bringing her back to her original position against him. Instead of fighting against it, she allowed herself to mold against him and watched in silent amazement at the smile that spread across his face once she was settled. He sighed contentedly and titled his head so it rested atop hers, her head rising and falling with his chest as he took another deep breath before falling back into a deeper sleep.

She sat still for a while, listening to him breathe as her mind finally wrapped itself around the reality of the situation.

Holy. Shit.

Her dream was not a dream. It wasn't a dream at all, but rather a memory, which only meant one thing.

She had sex with Natsu.

She, Lucy Heartfilia, had SEX with NATSU.

How? How did this happen? Her mind backtracked to the night before and she frowned. She hadn't meant for her goodnight/thank-you kiss to turn into…that. Honestly, that was the last thing that she thought was going to actually happen. But oh shit, it happened.

She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and ended up getting a lung-full of Natsu's scent. Instead of calming her, it triggered another memory of the night before and she felt her face heat with the rush of blood to her cheeks. She couldn't believe that really happened.

When she thought about it, she didn't regret any of it. How long had she been dreaming of something like this? Much longer than the past two weeks, if she had to be honest with herself. She had thought that it was an unobtainable goal, that what had happened between them back in that little town had been nothing but a fluke, the result of the two of them taking their frustrations out in a non-violent way.

Apparently, that wasn't what it was.

Had he wanted her like she had wanted him? The answer was an obvious yes, since he was the one who initiated everything last night. But still, for some reason she had a hard time believing it. If the answer was indeed yes, she hoped he had suffered the last two weeks like she had.

Now more awake and aware of her surroundings, she recalled the night in full detail and felt her blush spread all the way down to her toes.

He had been so gentle with her, handling her as if her body was made of something as delicate as glass, until she demanded him to do otherwise. No wonder she was a bit sore. It had been the most amazing thing, nothing her dreams could have really prepared her for, and it left her in absolute disbelief that it had even taken place to begin with. Another thought popped into her head at that, throwing a cloud over her relived euphoria.

Where did that leave them now?

Were they together? Like a couple? Or was this just a one-time thing that they needed to get out of their system? More importantly, if this was just a fling, how was she going to continue to be his best friend and teammate?

She mulled over the thought for a couple of minutes and sighed in defeat at the answer she came up with. Of course she was going to continue on as if nothing happened. If he didn't want to take things any further than what they had shared, then she would just take it for what it was with a grain of salt. She realized as she was lying there, pressed against him, that she loved him enough to take whatever she could get from him.

Even if that meant it would slowly kill her on the inside.

"Luce? You awake?"

His voice, husky with sleep, brought her out of her thoughts and back to reality. She froze as she realized that the next couple of moments would give the answer to where they were headed from here.

Well here goes nothing.

Slowly, she raised her head off of his chest to find him looking at her with hooded eyes, the look sending shivers down her spine. Dammit, she needed to focus on the situation, not how good he looked lying there with sunlight streaming across his bare chest.

"Good morning."

"Morning Luce."

He stretched, his normal huge yawn ripping itself from his throat, the movement reminding her of Happy somehow.

"What time is it?" She looked past him to the clock that sat on the nightstand behind him. "It's about eight in the morning. We should probably start getting ready soon." She was silent after that, awkward in the way she wasn't sure what to do or say next. Natsu on the other hand looked completely at home, his arm having come back down to wrap loosely around her as soon as he was done stretching.

After a couple of minutes he finally sat up and stretched once more. Lucy's eyes latched onto the movement of the muscles in his back, then the slight scratch marks she had left behind last night.

Oops.

His stomach grumbled loudly and he let out a low chuckle. "I guess I'm hungry." He turned to look over his shoulder at her and she quickly pulled the comforter up around herself for coverage. "Are you hungry too?" Involuntarily, her stomach answered for her in the form of a growl. He chuckled again and the sound, deeper than normal since he had just woke up, was like music to her ears.

She really, really, had it bad for him.

"I'm gonna go get dressed." He stood up from the bed, giving her an up close and personal view of his toned behind, and she had to slap a hand over her mouth to keep the squeak in her throat. She watched in silence as he pulled back on his clothes, first his boxers and then his shorts. He looked around for his shirt and chuckled when he found the scrap of material on the floor. "Well, I guess I'm out of a shirt for the walk to my room."

She pulled the comforter over her head in embarrassment, mumbling a muffled 'sorry' in response. She felt the cover being tugged out of her grip and opened her eyes to find Natsu's face mere centimeters from her own. "You don't have anything to apologize for. If it meant you were going to do that again, I'd sacrifice every last shirt I owned."

Her mouth fell open and she was about to call him a pervert when he silenced her by placing his lips against hers.

The kiss was so sweet and gentle that she almost whimpered when he pulled away. It was completely different from the kisses they had shared up until now. He smiled at her shocked face and reached a hand up to ruffle her already messed up hair.

He straightened up and picked up what was left of his shirt, smirking amusedly at it before chucking it in the garbage and heading towards the door. "Hurry up and get dressed! I'll be waiting for you downstairs!" With that he was out the door, the sound of the door clicking shut echoing in the room as Lucy sat on the bed completely dumbfounded.

That kiss didn't answer anything for her. In fact, it only made her more confused.

Huffing, she threw the covers off of her and marched herself into the bathroom, starting the shower and filling the room with steam. She hated to admit it, but she was suddenly cold with him gone. Growling, she jumped in the shower and let the water run over her, her head falling back in exasperation.

This was going to be one long train ride back home.

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Lucy rubbed absent-mindedly at the burn on her neck.

She wasn't really sure if it was a burn, to be honest. It looked like one, but it didn't actually feel like one. She wasn't sure how it even got there, but she figured that she burned herself while curling her hair the night before. She must have been so excited that she hadn't even noticed it.

She glanced around at the various people milling about the train station, noticing no one she knew was around for the moment, and sighed in relief.

Finally, a moment of quiet.

Breakfast had been the usual show of craziness when the members of Fairy Tail were involved. Thankfully, there wasn't too much damage done to the dining hall so that meant they were welcomed back, but not any time soon. For all the normal craziness, there was one thing that was completely out of place to her; Gajeel had stared at her the whole time.

Honestly, it was kind of creepy.

Her friend hadn't been anywhere in sight, and she wondered if he was just trying to get the nerve up to come over and ask where the blunette was, as this was sometimes the case. After a couple of moments however, she figured it was something else and tried to discreetly feel her face for some food or something that might be there. A low growl from Natsu whom had sat beside her solved the problem of Gajeel's attention on her, but instead of returning the growl Gajeel just smirked and got up to leave.

In one word, it was weird.

"Lu-chan! There you are!"

She turned to look over her shoulder and the blue-haired woman running in her direction and smiled as Levy finally approached her. "I've been looking for everywhere you! I haven't seen you since yesterday."

The two settled on a nearby bench, arranging their bags at their feet for easy access. Lucy smirked at the obvious totes full of books. "I see you've been busy. You find a good bookstore around here?"

Levy's eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh, yes~! I was trying to find you this early this morning so we could go, but when you didn't answer my knocks I figured you were still sleeping."

Lucy was really proud of the way she was able to keep the shocked and mortified expression off of her face. If Levy had come a little later, she would have caught Natsu creeping out of her room, shirtless.

Thank Mavis.

"So, how was your date last night?"

This time, Lucy wasn't able to keep her eyes from almost popping out of their sockets. She whipped her head around to see if any other members of Fairy Tail were within hearing range before zeroing in on Levy's now confused face. "You didn't tell anybody about that did you?" Slowly Levy shook her head no, and Lucy relaxed into the back of the bench.

"Did something happen?"

Lucy's hand went to the burn on her neck and rubbed as she tried to think of an answer to give her friend.

It wasn't that she didn't want Levy to know, it was just that people like Cana and Mira had a way of getting information out of the petite blunette. Ways that involved alcohol. They knew that Levy normally knew Lucy's secrets, and this was one she wasn't sure she wanted anyone to know yet. At least until she was able to figure out her and Natsu's relationship status.

"Um, well, nothing bad really. Lisanna showed up."

Levy gave her a sympathetic look and Lucy just waved it off. "It's not like it was that big of a deal." Levy gave her a look but once again, Lucy waved her off. Levy shrugged in response. "Whatever you say. So what did you guys end up doing?"

Lucy sighed and leaned back on the bench, willing herself to remain as nonchalant as possible. She had to stay in control as much as possible. "Nothing much, just went out to that one restaurant on the beach. Then we actually went down on the beach to watch the fireworks show they had." Levy smiled. "It sounds like you guys had a nice night, well, save for the interruption." Lucy smiled in return, nodding her head in agreement.

In the silence that spread between them, Lucy mentally gave herself a pat on the back for not revealing anything to her friend. The victory was short-lived however with Levy's next question.

"So, did you kiss?"

Lucy tried to remain as stoic as possible but the blush on her face said it all. She heard Levy gasp in surprise next to her but she refused to look at her, knowing if she did, she would tell her that they did a lot more than just kiss.

Unfortunately for Lucy, her blush deepened at the very thought of last night's activities.

"Oh my gosh you did kiss him!"

"Levy!"

Levy slapped a hand across her mouth at the realization of how loud she had been, but her hand couldn't hide the large smile behind it. Behind Levy, Lucy spotted the rest of the guild making their way over to them and hurriedly tried to quiet her friend. "Shhh! Don't say anything Levy!"

Levy looked over her shoulder then back at Lucy, her eyes narrowing in suspicion at the blonde. Lucy on the other hand felt like her face was on fire. "There's something else you're not telling me Lu-chan." If possible, Lucy's face flushed even further. "Levy~!"

Sighing in defeat, Levy reached down to gather her bags before standing up. "Fine, I won't say anything, but you have to promise to tell me everything that happened when we get back. I mean everything."

She didn't wait for Lucy's reply before she turned and waved to the others and boarded the newly arrived train.

Relieved for the moment, Lucy gathered her own belongings and boarded the train, heading straight to the back of the car and settling in by the window. Just as she was about to finally relax, a pink-haired head plopped itself down in her lap making her jump in surprise.

"Natsu!"

The main in question didn't remove his head from its place, instead he turned slightly to crack an eye open and glare at her. "What do you think you're doing?" He scoffed in response, turning back around and snuggling his head further into her lap. "What does it look like I'm doing? We both know that I'm going to end up in this position some time during this train ride so I might as well get a head start before we even start moving." He paused briefly, holding his breath then letting it out in a hot puff of air on her thighs.

"Besides, I like laying here, and you're the only one who can make me feel better."

Really, she didn't have anything to say to that, so the debate was over and done with that one sentence from him. Damn him, how was it that he always knew what to say to make her melt?

Huffing in irritation, she felt the jerk of the train taking off and turned her head to look out of the window. When she felt them really starting to pick up speed, her free hand went to Natsu's soft locks, running her fingers through them in an effort put him at ease. Within a few minutes, Natsu was fast asleep, snoring softly and looking completely at ease.

Lucy sighed, wishing she too could get some sleep. Really, she would be able to, if it weren't for the fact Levy and Gajeel were in the seats kitty corner from them smirking knowingly for all they were worth.

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KTKG Says: SO! I'm really glad you guys enjoyed the last chapter. I tried to make the date seem as realistic as possible with these two and from the feedback I received, it looks like I did. Nice. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter did you think? Good? Bad? Review!