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"Lucy! Open up! We are about to leave for the train. You need to get your stuff packed." A muffled voice came from the other side of the door. "If you don't answer soon I'm coming in! You better not be still asleep!"
"Shit... Erza..." Lucy mumbled to Natsu. "Oh! Hey! Yeah. Just finishing up now!" She yelled towards the door.
"Oh. Okay. Do you know where Natsu is? Happy says he isn't in his room at all?"
Lucy looked up at Natsu, a devilish smile gleamed across his face. He gave her a small wink before she replied to the questioning Erza. "Uhhhh. No... Maybe he went out for a walk or something.
"Well he better be back soon. If he isn't I'll be sure..." Lucy didn't catch the rest of the sentence as Erza was walking away from the door and she found her lips suddenly occupied but someone else's.
"N-Natsu." Lucy said, pushing his face away from hers. "We have to get ready! And Happy doesn't even know you're here. What will they all think if they find you in here with me." She looked down at him holding her, both naked. "Especially like this."
"They will think exactly what has happened."
"B-but..."
"No buts. I don't care if they know."
"But the entire guild will tease us relentlessly."
"Fineeee... But can I at least tell Happy?"
"I guess..."
Natsu quickly put Lucy down, she almost fell over from suddenly being on her still weak legs. He ran over to the door that joined their two rooms together and threw it open. Happy was sitting on the bed opposite the door, having a clear view into Lucy's room.
"Natsu!" Happy yelled, tears in his eyes. "I thought you left me!" He flew over that hugged Natsu.
"I could never leave you buddy!" He rubbed the blue exceede's head.
"Natsu? Why are you and Lucy not wearing clothes?"
Lucy looked down at herself and nearly screamed, quickly covering herself up with the towel that way laying on the bed.
"Well Happy..." Natsu trailed off in thought. "I liiiiiiiike her."
"I knew it! I knew it!" The cat yelled, flying around the room above their heads chanting the phrase over and over.
"Yes. But you have to keep it a secret for now!"
"Okay. Okay. Will she be moving in with us now? Will she cook and clean for us? Will you guys share a bed? Will you make little kittens? Will you..."
"Happy!" Natsu gleefully yelled, chucking at all the questions Happy was asking. "We are still figuring all that out. So just be quiet about it all."
"Alright."
Natsu and Happy walked into their room to go pack their things quickly as Lucy turned around to do the same. In ten minutes, the trio were downstairs waiting with Gray, Wendy, and Charle.
"Where's Erza?" Lucy asked, walking down the stairs and noticing the missing mage.
"She is packing her stuff now." Wendy replied. "You guys were quicker than usual."
After a few moments Erza walked down the stairs, fifteen suitcases and bags in tow behind her. The team made their way to the station and boarded the train bound for Magnolia. Natsu laid his head on Lucy's lap and was quickly asleep with her running her fingers through his hair. The rest of the team dozing off not far behind him.
Lucy stroked his hair, looking down into his peaceful face. She was thankful to have fallen in love with such a wonderful man. Someone who was always there to protect her. A smile spread across her face as she thought about all the wonderful things about him and the special times they had shared.
"You two are together now?"
"Huh?" Lucy looked up and saw Gray looking up at her.
"You heard me."
"Y-yeah. I guess we are." She blushed, looking back down at his sleeping face.
"What did he mean by mark?" He looked at her questioningly.
"What?" She looked back up at him.
"When you were... taken... he said he could feel you. Well, your feelings at least. He knew you were scared. Then Wendy asked him if he did something. And he answered saying he marked you. What does that mean?"
"Oh. That. Well... basically, he bit me. And that bite leaves a mark on my body and allows us to feel each others emotions. We can feel if the other is happy, scared, embarrassed, or anything else. And those emotions get stronger and easier to feel the closer to each other we are."
"Okay. You both know what you're doing right?" Gray gave her a concerned look.
"More than you and Juvia!" Lucy replied a smile across her face, stifling a giggle as to not wake the others.
Gray blushed and turned his head to look out the window trying to avoid the conversation that had took a turn. Lucy went back to playing with Natsu's hair. Humming a little tune to herself. Content with the mission and all that had happened. Extremely happy about what had happened.
The team made it back to the guild without much trouble aside from Natsu's motion sickness and Erza making some poor boy lug her cases and bags to the guild. Everyone greeted them with warm welcomes as Erza went over to the bar and got a piece of cake. Gray walked over to where Juvia and a couple other mages were. Wendy and Charle glided over to Gajeel, probably to tell him about Natsu and Lucy, with Happy not far behind. Lucy looked around the guild and spotted her best friend at the bar talking with Mira. She walked over and plopped her sore and tired body on a stool.
"Mira. Can I get a sandwich and a chocolate shake?"
"Yeah! Coming right up." Mira walked behind the doors that led to the kitchen as Lucy turned toward her best friend.
"I have something to tell you." They both blurted out in unison. The two giggling at the coincidence.
"You first." Lucy said, calming down from her fit of giggles first.
"Okay. Gajeel and I..." Levy looked away. Lucy could see the blush forming on her cheeks. "We... Kind of... Went through the steps."
"The steps... The dragon mating steps? The ones that you have to go through in order to be each other's and no one else's? Those steps?" Lucy asked, suddenly shocked by what she was hearing from the bluenette. Her mouth agape when she finished talking.
"Yeah. It happened kind of quickly. And I've always liked him, I just wasn't sure if he liked me back. That's why I never said anything. And I know you knew I liked him. But I haven't even told Mira about this. I wanted you to be the first person to know. And I..."
"LEVY!" Lucy yelled at her, grasping the bluenettes shoulders in her hands trying to get her friend to stop talking and breathe. "It's fine! I'm happy for you! And I'm glad that I was the first person you wanted to tell. I knew something like this would happen eventually! I just didn't expect it so soon!"
"Hehe. Yeah." Levy giggled to herself, her face finally turning a normal shade of pink. "So what did you want to tell me."
Lucy scratched the back of her head and looked at the wood top bar. "Uhhh... Sort of the same thing. I did the same thing with Natsu on this last mission. Erza nearly walked in on us one time."
"Walked in on who?" Mira asked as she approached the bar, Lucy's sandwich and shake in her hands.
"Oh. No one." Lucy blushed, stuffing her mouth full of her food so Mira couldn't ask her any more questions.
"Lucy and Natsu!" Levy blurted out. Lucy turned and gave her the death glare.
"What's this now? You and Natsu? Are you two finally together?" Mira questioned.
"I g-guess." Lucy choked down her bite of food.
"You must tell me everything Lucy!" Mira squealed in glee.
"Yeah. Okay. After I unpack!" Lucy snarfed down her sandwich and grabbed her shake and bag, sprinting out the door.
She sipped on her chocolate shake as she walked home, her bag draped across her shoulder. She made it inside and placed her bag on her bed. Unzipping the bag and throwing her dirty clothes in the hamper, she grabbed the rest and turned around to put them away in her dresser. She heard her window open and a small breeze enter the room.
"Hey Natsu." She says without having to turn around and look who it is.
"Hey Luce. Thought I'd come check on you. I overheard your conversation with Mira."
"That's nothing." She turned around to face the pink haired dragon slayer laying on her bed. "I will just have to tell her everything eventually."
Lucy crawled up onto the bed and laid her head against Natsu's chest. Cuddling up in the warmth from his body. He draped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer, planting a kiss on the top of her head.
"This is nice." She mumbles out, half asleep. "Wish we could do this more."
"Why can't we?" Natsu looks down at her.
"Because I live here and you live just outside of town. Granted you spend almost every night here, but still."
"We could change that..."
Lucy looks up into his eyes. "What?"
"Well... When we told Happy at the inn, one of the first questions he asked was if you were going to move in. That got me thinking. What if you do move in? We are already bound together by my mark. We have finished all the steps. It would mean you wouldn't have to pay rent anymore. And it would be great to do this more." He pulled her closer to him once more.
Lucy just stared blankly at him for a moment. "But everyone at the guild will know what's going on then."
"Let them. I don't care if they know Luce. I only want to be with you." He brought her face up to his, kissing her gently on the lips.
"Okay. Let's do it." She pulled him into another kiss.
"Yay! There's just a few things that I have to do first. To get ready and all."
"How long will that take?"
"Give me a week. Then we can move in. I'll get started on the things now."
"Alright." Lucy hugged him one more time before he leaped out of her window, leaving her alone on her bed.