Lucy stiffened. She turned to look at her dragon slayer, just to make sure he was being serious. His face confirmed that he was. She sighed. She wasn't really sure why this stuff was still surprising her. If it were up to him, they'd be retired with 20 grandkids by now. "Let's go sit back down and talk about it, then," she conceded.

She followed him to the couch and let him sit down first, then settled in next to him, curling her feet up to her thighs. He immediately reached out and grabbed her calves, swinging her feet over to rest on his lap. She hurriedly raised her legs up to grab the blanket and place it on him before lowering herself back down. He sighed at her good-naturedly. "So, Luce, why don't you just come live with me?" he asked, rubbing her feet as he spoke.

She glowered at him. "Don't think you can convince me just by massaging my feet for me."

Natsu fluttered his hand to his chest dramatically. "Why, dear Princess, I would never!" He leaned back slightly to dodge the playful Lucy Kick aimed at his head. "Seriously, though," he continued, "you should come live with me. You're already my mate, and we want to stay together. We might as well live together, too. It's stupid for you to pay rent here when you have a perfectly good place you can come live for free. Besides, Happy's going to get lonely all the time like this. I'll be spending all my time with you, and I'll never be home. So my home should just be your home, too. It'll be easier for everyone."

She didn't want to admit it to herself, but those were actually some good points. Instead she countered with, "I've seen your house, Natsu. Do you really think there's enough space there for all three of us?"

He beamed at her. "Happy and I built that house, so I'm sure we could add on some more bedrooms."

Lucy didn't miss the plural form of that word. She knew it, he was already planning for children. She couldn't keep a little smile off her face as she replied, "That's another problem, actually. I saw inside of it, you guys keep it filthy in there! And there's a tree growing in the middle of the floor!"

Natsu nodded. "Yeah, we let that grow there because we thought it was cool. We've patched the roof around it, and we spread out a covering when it rains. We have it all figured out. Besides, if I make you a new room to sleep in, it won't be that big of a problem, right?"

"But I like my place! It has a nice bathroom."

"I'll make my bathroom bigger, too. Whatever you want, Princess, I can add on to it. It's still going to be cheaper than you continuing to stay here, paying rent."

She was starting to run out of excuses. Who knew that Natsu Dragneel could be so...reasonable? She came back to the root of the problem. "Natsu, I guess I agree that it would make more sense to live in your house, but I just don't know if I'm quite ready for that yet. I mean, come on, we've only been together for a couple of days here! This is just insane!"

His face suddenly grew serious, and his hands stilled. "Not to me, it's not. I've loved you for so long, Luce, that this doesn't feel weird at all. I want you to be with me, and for us to be happy forever. And...I kinda wanna make sure you don't change your mind about me." He finished this last thought sheepishly.

Lucy softened. "Yeah, I understand. I sort of feel like this is all a dream I could wake up from at any moment. But don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. Besides, me living with you wouldn't guarantee that I won't leave. Me loving you, and wanting to love you, guarantees that. But you do have good points about living together. I know that you're definitely not going anywhere. Dragon mating is very final, and besides, you're not like that anyway." He perked up, and she continued hastily, "I do want to think it over for a little bit, though. I have a week before I have to pay my rent for next month, so give me a few days to turn it over in my head, ok? That's about the best I can give you right now."

His hands resumed their massaging motions, working up to her calves. He replied, "I think I can live with that."

She smiled gratefully at him. "Thanks, Natsu." She leaned forward to kiss him softly. Her eyes closed as she got drawn into the kiss, deepening it gradually until their tongues intertwined in a passionate dance and her hands were buried in her mate's hair. When they finally withdrew, panting, Lucy was surprised to find that Natsu's hands had somehow made their way to her breasts during their makeout session. He seemed to notice at the same time, and flashed a grin at her, brushing his thumbs over her clothed nipples. She noticed that his fangs had elongated again, sending a pleasurable tremor through her body. She was really starting to enjoy his love bites. She wanted to return the favor. She moved her feet so they were on either side of Natsu, and scooted forward until she was seated on his lap, straddling his hips. She carefully removed his scarf and draped it over the back of the couch. Lucy looked back at her mate, scanning her eyes over his neck, deciding where to bite first. She noticed the scar he had on his neck, and wondered if he would be more tender there. She leaned forward, flicking her tongue out to trace the outline of the scar. Natsu clenched his hands down abruptly, drawing a soft cry out of her open mouth as his fingers dug into her breasts. Well, I guess he is sensitive there, she thought with satisfaction, repeating the motion. She was rewarded by her mate's fingers clamping tightly onto her nipples. Lucy hummed and settled her mouth down over his neck, kissing, biting, and sucking like he had done to her.

His reactions seemed to indicate he was enjoying her attentions very much. His grip on her breasts tightened, and hardly loosened the entire time she was kissing his neck. After a few minutes, she decided that she wanted to explore other parts of Natsu, and dipped her head down to his chest. She was surprised when he growled at her. Lucy jerked her head up to look at him, and as she did he yanked the vest off of her shoulders, freeing her breasts from their confinement with a bounce.

With a snarl, Natsu dived onto her, pushing her backwards onto the couch. Lucy pouted a bit. "Natsu, I wanted a turn! You always kiss me everywhere, and I wanted to do it, too!"

He looked her over slowly, his eyes lingering on her full chest. He gave her breasts a small parting squeeze, and moved his hands down to her hips. "All right, Luce, you can have your fun. Let's just get this off first." He hooked his fingers on her underwear, pulling it and her skirt down in one motion. He was stopped by her knees, since her legs were still splayed around his waist. Natsu impatiently flipped one of her legs over his head, and pulled her clothes off her legs. Lucy worked her leg awkwardly back around the other side of him, barely managing to get it in place before he lunged on top of her again, descending on her pert nipples with his mouth. She shivered with delight as he lavished her breasts with attention, moaning and gripping him tightly in her ecstasy.

Lucy was so lost in her pleasure that it took her quite a while to see what her partner had done. As realization struck her, her eyes flew open and she slapped Natsu's back lightly. He tilted his head so he could look up at her, but didn't relinquish his hold on her nipple, and continued to suck on it. Lucy's heart turned over at the arousing sight. She focused on what she wanted to say, however, and managed to get out, "Na...Natsu! I want...back on top!" He hummed thoughtfully, making Lucy's chest thrum with the vibrations from his throat. She arched up and gave a little cry. Natsu finally relinquished his hold on her soft orb, and settled in to nip at her neck instead. She squirmed underneath him and shrilled, "Natsuuuu! This is no fair! Come on, let me up!"

He drew back a little to look at her. "Well, I guess I will, since you managed to get out a full sentence this time you asked," he smirked. He hoisted himself off of her, sitting back down on the couch. Lucy bounded up after him, impatiently kicking the blanket onto the floor so there would be nothing that could get in between them. She settled back down upon his lap, straddling him intimately. She put her hands on either side of his face, and placed a sweet kiss on his lips. Natsu embraced her as they kissed, sliding his hands up to her shoulder blades and back down to her waist, giving her a pleasant shiver. He slipped his hands around and snaked them up in between their bodies, so he could continue to explore her breasts. Lucy moaned into their kiss, and started to grind against him inadvertently, sliding her wet lower lips up and down his stiff cock. She shuddered violently as his head ground against her clit, repeating her motions purposefully now, gliding up and down with the slick wetness from her arousal. Natsu started to push his pelvis forward into her as she ground on him, offering more pressure where she wanted it.

She was enjoying herself immensely, when suddenly Natsu pulled back from her, breathing a bit heavily, she noted with some pride. "Luce, stop teasing me!" he barked. Before she could reply, he grabbed her hips firmly, pulled her up, and then sat her back down firmly on his dick. Lucy cried out loudly at the sudden penetration. Natsu grinned viciously, and she had just enough time to note that not only were his fangs longer, but his eyes were golden, before he started to jab fiercely in and out of her, controlling her motions with her hips so she bounced up and down on him, penetrating her over and over. His dick snapped up to meet her as she descended upon him with each thrust, pushing him deliciously deep inside of her. She could feel his tip hitting her womb, and each time it did, she let out a loud moan, keeping time with their lovemaking.

Lucy was so lost in her pleasure, that it took her quite a while to remember the reason she had wanted to be on top of him in the first place. She braced her hands on her mate's shoulders, stopping herself from descending down upon his waiting cock. He looked up at her, and she noted those golden eyes again, with cat-like slits for pupils. "What's wrong?" he asked, confused.

She felt a bit apprehensive of his dragon-like eyes, but cast that feeling aside quickly. This was her Natsu, after all. He'd never do anything to her, no matter what.

Lucy pouted at him. "I wanted to be on top so I could do something! You're always the one doing all the work, and I want to be in control for once." She couldn't help sounding a little sullen.

Natsu laughed. "All right, you have a go, Starshine." He loosened his grip on her hips, and she hesitantly lowered herself back down, allowing him to fill her slowly. She gave a few more hesitant strokes, enjoying the feeling of him gliding slowly in and out of her heat. Natsu impatiently thrust his hips up, startling a moan out of her. Lucy decided that it was time to give in and speed up the pace. She began to ride him faster, gaining confidence as she went. She panted, "Is this ok?"

Her partner only nodded vigorously, staring at her bouncing chest. Suddenly, he lunged forward and caught her nipple with his teeth, biting sharply. The suddenness of this, combined with the building feeling coming from rubbing her clit along Natsu's length with each stroke, pushed Lucy suddenly into a violent orgasm. She nearly screamed as she came, hunching over her partner as her body shuddered. Finally, she drew back off of him, heaving, and nodded wearily.

Natsu didn't waste any time. He grabbed her hips again roughly, and began to push upwards into her quivering vagina with savage vigor. All she could do was hold onto his shoulders for dear life as he fucked her. Soon, she could feel his cock starting to twitch, and knew that he was about to come. As he started to pour his seed out into her, he slapped her firmly on her ass, causing her to shriek in surprise. She saw him smirk at her reaction out of the corner of her eye as he finished. He wrapped his arms around her middle, and flopped down sideways onto the couch, taking her with him. She flailed around wildly at the unexpected fall, and scolded him, "Natsu! That scared me!"

He nuzzled into her neck and replied, without a hint of remorse in his voice, "Mm. Sorry about that."

She couldn't help but laugh. "No, you're not," she replied. He shook his head slightly, not removing himself from his spot on her neck. She sighed. "Come on, Natsu, we should go to bed. It's actually bed time for real now."

He sighed. "Fine, let's go to bed then. Somehow I'm actually still tired."

Lucy laughed. "It's probably because you ate so much at dinner. Your body has to rest to digest it all now." She pushed herself off the couch, and worked her way over to the bed, turning off the room light as she went. She settled down onto her plush bed with a content sigh. A few seconds later, she felt her dragon slayer settle down next to her, pulling the covers over both of their bodies. She twisted around so that she was facing him, and gave him a kiss on his nose. "Good night," she whispered fondly.

He cracked an eye open, and whispered back, "Good night, love."

Lucy had just enough time to note that his eye was still golden before falling asleep.