See You Again

Chapter 13

Friday finally came around and Natsu just couldn't wait to leave the hospital. He had spent his entire stay doing constant tests to make sure that he was healing all right. The only highlight was that he got to see the beautiful blond doctor on a daily basis. He has just seen Lucy earlier in the day; she had him sign a few insurance papers and promised to be back with his discharge papers. Once they were both ready, they would be heading out and go home.

Natsu was grateful that he was able to move around more freely now that his sling was removed. He still had to be careful not to re-open the wound. He was just about to put his shirt on when Lucy walked him. The poor woman was flustered by the sight of his chiselled chest and washboard abs. He was an Adonis.

"Luce, you are drooling" Natsu teased.

"Oh shut up and put your shirt one" Lucy tried to hide her embarrassment.

"Well, since you're here, mind helping me with my shirt?" Natsu smirked, he knew that Lucy was nervous and wanted to tease her.

Lucy simply nodded and walked over to him and helped him put on his shirt. Her hands began to tremble when she was buttoning him up.

"Geez Luce, it's like you haven't seen me shirtless before, hell you have seen me naked, unless you forgot?" Natsu notice her uneasiness.

"Oh course I haven't forgotten. Natsu, it's been 10 years, we have both grown, both physically and emotionally. We've both changed; this is new to me." Lucy confided. She finally finished buttoning his shirt.

"Luce, I know what you mean, but now we have the chance to get to know one another all over again." Natsu said, he then leaned in and kisser her forehead.

"Yeah".

"So are you ready to get out of here?"

"I just need to finish up a few things, you are welcome to hand out in my office while I finish my paperwork" Lucy suggested.

"Let's go!" Natsu took her hand and they both headed to her office, Lucy leading the way.

Luckily, the corridor was empty, Lucy didn't want to attract any attention and since the incident with the nurse, she was weary one who to trust at the hospital. The last thing she wanted was to be caught in a "romantic relationship" with a patient. The only people Lucy trusted and knew about her history with the gangster were Wendy (obviously) and Juvia. Juvia has been trying to fend off the flirtatious advances of Gray. Juvia did admit to finding him charming but she was all business at work, she refused to allow his advances interfere with her career. Dr. Jellal Fernandez and Porlyusica, the chief of staff, were also aware of their history. Jellal went to med school with Lucy and knew a bit about her personal life, they became good friends and developed a sibling like relationship. Porlyusica was close friends with Layla and watched the Heartfilia siblings grow up before her very eyes.

Once they reached the office, Lucy let go of Natsu's hand and unlocked the door. Natsu was amazed by what he saw. Lucy had a big office and looked quiet homey. There were bookshelves full of medical books and her desk and windowsill were adorned with family photos. One picture in particular peaked his interest. Lucy had a picture of the two of them by her computer screen. He picked it up and examined it.

"I remember when this was taken" he smiled.

"Yeah, it was a week before you had to leave" She whispered.

"You know, I have the same one, I carry it around with me everywhere" Natsu said, trying to lift the mood.

He pulled out his wallet and pulled out the exact same picture and showed it to her.

"Oh Natsu" Lucy smiled at him.

"I gotta saw Luce, you did pretty good for yourself." He said, noticing her numerous diplomas and awards.

"Thanks, it took a while to get to where I am though. For the longest time, people saw me as Layla Heartfilia's daughter and nothing more. I had to work my butt off to prove to them my worth" Lucy said.

"I remember, we both had to prove ourselves to the naysayers since we were kids. You would think that it would have stopped after high school."

"I guess it's safe to say that you had your fair share of hardships?"

Natsu noticed her demeanour and pulled her into a comforting hug.

"The way I see it Luce, we will be judged out entire lives because of our family names. I learned to stop caring a long time ago. It took a while but I learned to live my own life. I am more that my father's son and you are more than your mother's daughter" Natsu said.

"I miss her everyday Natsu, she always new how to make it all better, after you left, she was all I had left. Dad was always busy with work and Sting was away at school. I just wish she were still here." Lucy broke down crying. She had held onto the pain of loosing her mother for a decade now.

"Shhh, Luce, it's going to be ok. You are a strong person; you need to give yourself more credit. I saw how you kept your cool when I was brought in. You are a boss" Natsu comforted her.

"Thanks" Lucy pulled away and stood on her toes to give him a quick peck on the lips. Natsu wanted to deepen the kiss but Lucy pulled away just in time.

"Luuuuushi, when did you become such a tease?" Natsu pouted when she removed herself from his embrace.

"Since you left me to fend for myself 10 years ago, also, it was a simple kiss, if anything, you are the one who needs to keep your hormones in check" Lucy joked.

Natsu's brain short-circuited when he heard "fend for myself". Obviously, Lucy's comment was innocent one but that didn't stop him for thinking up perverted images in his head.

"10 years… 10 years alone… fending for yourself," he said in a husky deep voice.

Lucy knew that look on his face. Her heart was racing. She needed to keep him at bay; no way they were going to anything like that in her office.

"Natsu?" Lucy was slowly backing away from him, holding her hands up in defence trying to keep him away from here.

Natsu stalked his prey, completely ignoring his sore shoulder; he pulled her to him and tossed her onto the nearby couch. He leaned in and kissed her fiercely. Lucy tried to push him off by was loosing the fight fast. She was drowning in his. He managed to slip his tongue in her mouth and did things to her that she never experienced before

'How and where did he learn that?' she thought to herself.

Natsu released her lips; they were both panting for air and were looking into each other's eyes. Natsu wanted more of her; he was drunk on her and waited for long enough. He planted butterfly kisses on her and began to work on her neck. She couldn't keep quiet and let out a moan. Natsu wanted to hear more. Lucy knew that she would have marks and but wasn't too worried about them know.

They had no idea that we had an audience and just as things were getting to heavy, their guest decided slam her office door shut

Lucy was startled and violently pushed Natsu off her. He fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Geez, Lucy, I never pegged you to be getting hot and heavy at work"

"Ugh Sting, way to cock block" Natsu grumbled, rubbing his shoulder.

"NATSU!" Lucy threw a pillow at him.

Lucy was mortified; her brother caught her making out with her boyfriend in her office.

"Be glad it was me and not Laxus" Her brother joked.

Hey everyone!

Happy 2016! Sorry for taking so long, the holidays were hectic.

Sorry again for any spelling and grammatical errors. Let me know what you think.

See you next time!