CW: Sexual situation and sex talk

There is a bit in the middle of the chapter that is more explicit, it will be marked off with the proper warnings, you can skip to the next mark if you don't wanna read it!


Hiya!

Life has been busy and I've been working today for the first time in ages. I meant to update last night but I forgot so here I am, on schedule still. I don't have a lot to say so I'll just let you go on!

Happy reading!


On their next day off, they went to register for their gym membership and one of the employees gave them a tour, asked if they needed any help to build a customized program, and assured them someone would be available if they had any questions.

That morning, they had had the awkward conversation about the parts of her she liked less and her goals for training.

"So, you're looking to tone your stomach and legs and build some upper body strength?" he had summed up.

"And bring my weight down by… I don't know, 25 pounds?"

"Err… Listen, Luce, I'm all about helping you reach your goals here, but I don't think you should focus on your weight."

"Why not?"

"Because cutting weight is easy. Well, easy-ish," he had corrected himself. "But it's not healthy. I train because it makes me feel good. And that's what I want you to focus on for now. I want you to feel strong and healthy. And if you still want to lose weight when you're there, then we can work on that then. I just don't think it should be your priority." She had considered his words as they had jogged to the gym.

"Alright, let's get you started," Natsu grinned once the employee left them. He walked her through three different routines, and she had to make notes on her phone to remember. She was glad they had been training at home for a while, because she was already huffing halfway through it. And she could not take her eyes off Natsu while he trained. Since it was a Wednesday afternoon, there were very few people there, and considering how one of the other women there kept glaring at her, Lucy was glad.

"Do people usually socialize a lot around here?" she asked him.

"Women are usually friendlier," he shrugged. "Guys only talk to others when they try to land a date."

"So no one ever asked you for your number?" she questioned.

"Maybe a few times," he admitted. "I usually keep to myself though."

"You're so cute," she chuckled, and he huffed. "Seriously. Women aren't friendlier, they're just less forward. I bet they were hoping you would ask for their number."

"Ya think?"

"Just trust me on this one," she smiled, leaning in for a kiss. She saw, out of the corner of her eyes, that the other women who had been glaring was now staring straight ahead with her jaw set.

"Alright," he agreed. "I'll be on my guard." She laughed when he leaned in to kiss her again.

"I trust you," she assured him. "But," she placed her hand against his chest, pushing him back, "let's not get off track here."

"Can we get off track when we get home?" he mused, lightly trailing his fingers up her arm, making her shiver.

"Definitely," she smiled.

"Well, we better get on with it, then," he grinned wide. So, they resumed their training and jogged back home half an hour later.

"Shotgun the shower!" she called out as they walked through the door.

"No fair!" Natsu argued.

"I called it first," she bragged in a singsong voice, planting a kiss on his pouty lips before rushing in the bathroom. She realized as she came out that she forgot to grab a change of clothes. She wrapped herself in the towel, tugging at the edge. It was barely long enough to cover her. She hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breath and stepping out. Natsu looked up from where he leaned on the kitchen island, munching on an apple.

"Did you forget something?" he teased with a mischievous grin and she blushed. "It's like you were in a rush or something."

"Hush," she mumbled, quickly walking to her room. Natsu's eyes dropped to the edge of the towel. He could almost see her butt. "Just go have your shower so we can do something," she urged him when she noticed he hadn't move.

"Can I admire the view a bit longer?" he asked with a sly smile.

"Perv."

"Just for you," he grinned.

"Shower. Now." And though she tried to sound intimidating, she was still smiling.

"You really like bossing me around, don't you?" he teased her. She blushed even darker and closed her door. "It's okay, I don't mind it!" he called out.

"Then listen and go shower!"

"Yes, ma'am!" He chuckled as he made his way to the bathroom, not bothering to grab a change of clothes. Lucy had seen him naked more than once now – more than just seen too – so it didn't bother him anymore. He even stopped locking the door while he showered. Not that he had ever made a habit of it. He probably forgot half the time after living on his own for a year.

He came out with his towel and went to his room, surprised to find Lucy in bed, huddled under the blankets. She glanced at him. "Did you forget something?" she threw back at him.

"More like didn't bother," he admitted, grabbing boxers out of his dresser. He discarded his towel to put them on and sighed before going to hang the towel back in the bathroom. "But I would've if I knew you were waiting," he added when he returned, turning the light off before making his way to the bed. "Was the gym that tir…" he trailed off as he reached her waist, feeling her bare skin against his, completely losing his train of thought, unsure between pulling away or moving closer. Lucy made that decision, moving closer, her chest pressing against his.

"Was the gym that what?" she questioned sweetly, kissing his jaw.

"Uh…? Looks like you forgot something again, Luce," he whispered huskily, trailing his hand along her side. He wasn't surprised to find out she was still wearing panties, though he couldn't help a bit of disappointment.

Things heat up here, move on to the next xXx if you don't want to read

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Nipple play (ish?) and fingering

"I guess I didn't bother either," she replied. She shivered as Natsu's hand moved back up her body and he pulled her in for kiss, revelling in the feeling of her skin against his. She moaned against his lips when he reached for her breast, and he took the opportunity to deepen their kiss until Lucy had to pull away to catch her breath. He trailed kisses down her throat, her fingers tangling in his hair a reminder that kept him from giving her a hickey on that sweet spot of hers.

He heard her breath catch as he kept trailing kisses lower, past her collarbones. "Is this okay?" he asked against her skin.

"Yes," she whispered, her body tensing with anticipation as he kissed the swelling of her chest. She cried out in pleasure when his lips found her nipple and she arched into him. He didn't bother to ask if she was okay with it again, because the sound she made told him she was. It had taken him some time, but he could now tell when her reactions to his touches were positive rather than negative. She barely noticed when he shifted to his knees to hover above her as his hand grazed her other breast. The pressure between her legs was becoming too much to bear. Natsu's mouth released her nipple and, just as she thought she could form a coherent thought, he latched onto the other one, making her hips buck.

It seemed he noticed because his right hand left her breast and trailed down, squeezing her hip. His fingers lightly traced her underwear line from her hip down to the inside of her thigh, making her leg jolt and she moaned. "Luce…" She opened her eyes, meeting Natsu's, his desire to please her so very obvious. His hand still so close from where she wanted it. She nodded.

Her body jolted from his thumb brushing her through her underwear. If she thought that felt amazing, she was proven wrong when he pushed her panties to the side to touch her directly. Her body spasmed and if she hadn't called out his name in ecstasy, he probably would have paused to make sure he wasn't going too fast for her. Instead, he took the encouragement to explore her womanhood, quickly finding the spot that really made her squirm.

He couldn't stop looking at her as she moaned and panted and breathlessly whispered his name, her chest heaving. And god did she ever have a beautiful chest. Not that he had seen many boobs in his life, but he still could tell she was truly well-endowed. Big, full and round breasts, soft skin, perky nipples… He, for one, would never complain about them. His eyes went back to Lucy's face. Her eyes were screwed shut and she was mostly panting quietly. He hesitated and slowed down when he heard her whimper. Was he hurting her?

"Don't stop!" she whined. "I'm so-so close, Natsu..." Not wanting to make her lose her high, he resumed his pace, feeling her body tremble with her incoming orgasm. He watched her chest heaving, the way she was arching toward him, and leaned forward, swirling his tongue around her nipple. "Natsu!" she cried out, grabbing onto him, her muscles almost spasming with how close she was. He sucked on her nipple and she tipped over the edge, letting out a loud moan as her body trashed with waves of ecstasy. Natsu slowed down, leaving her chest to kiss his way back to her lips softly as she rode it out.

He pulled away from her womanhood when she removed her hands from his shoulders to tangle in his hair. He pecked at her lips and moved back to look into her eyes, shifting his weight to brush her cheek with his left hand. He couldn't help feeling satisfied that she was still struggling to catch her breath. "How was that?" he asked softly.

"Amazing," she breathlessly replied. He gave her a soft, but also very self-satisfied smile, leaning in to kiss her again. "Where are you going?" she asked when he made to stand up.

"Bathroom," he told her. "I'll be right back."

"Do you want help with that first?" she questioned, looking at the very obvious bulge in his boxers. And as much as he just wanted to let her bask in her afterglow, he couldn't turn that down.

"Well, if you're offering…" he whispered, letting her pull him back, surrendering himself to her.

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It was a while longer before they left the room, and Natsu quickly decided that no matter how much he loved Lucy's chest, he loved seeing her in his shirt even better. Somehow, it was even hotter than her sexy nightgown, and he only wanted to take her back to bed, but he was too famished to do that – yet.

There was a knock on the door that startled them both. With Lucy only wearing his shirt and her underwear, and Natsu only wearing his boxers, neither of them were quite ready for visitors.

"I know you guys are still home! Open up!"

"Cana?" Natsu realized, moving toward the door.

"Natsu, wait!" Too late. He swung the door open, finding Cana, Levy and Juvia in the hall.

"Did the two of you lose your pho…" Cana suddenly realized what Natsu was wearing, and she found Lucy standing in the kitchen. Even if she couldn't see her from the waist down, she knew.

"What are you guys doing here?" Lucy asked, awkwardly hiding behind the counter.

"I think we have to postpone girl's night," Levy teased.

"We weren't supposed to meet up until 6!" Lucy argued, glancing at the clock. It was a few minutes after 6 PM. Had they spent the entire afternoon in bed?

"Like hell we're postponing!" Cana scoffed, barging in before Natsu could process. "There was some hot action here and I want to know everything."

"We are still waiting on Valentine's gossip, too," Juvia giggled, dragging Levy inside.

"You should probably get dressed before Cana kicks you out half naked," she advised him.

"But we haven't had dinner yet," he argued. Cana considered him for a moment, then studied Lucy intensely.

"Come here, Lu."

"W-why?" she hesitated.

"I need to see you to decide if your boyfriend is worthy of sharing pizza with us before we kick him out."

"But I'm not wearing pants," she tried. Not that her friends had never seen her in that state of undress before – hell, she had worn skirts shorter than Natsu's shirt before. Cana crossed her arms. "Fine…" she awkwardly left the cover of the counter and stood as her friends studied her from head to toes.

"What do you think?" Cana asked, glancing at Levy and Juvia.

"She's glowing," Levy nodded.

"He's worthy," Juvia approved.

"What does that even mean?" Natsu mumbled, confused.

"It means we need one more pizza," Cana replied. "And the two of you need some pants." Lucy didn't need to be told twice before she rushed to her room, and Natsu decided he'd ask Lucy later and went to get dressed too. Cana barely held in a squeal as she noticed and pointed out the scratches on his back.

He devoured a couple slices of pizza, kissed Lucy and ran out the door. He would be late to class, but he could still make it. As soon as the door closed behind him, the girls rounded on Lucy. She deliberately kept them on the edge of their seat as she told them about their Valentine's Day first. And Cana insisted to have all the details.

And Levy got so very excited when Lucy told them about Natsu's comment about eating fire and how it had inspired her to finally start writing again, asking about her story and forgetting about the scene they walked on when they arrived. Cana didn't step in the way of that conversation despite her curiosity. Lucy even managed to get her friends talking about their Valentine's for a while before Cana realized what she was doing. She still let Juvia finish her date at the aquarium with Gray.

"What about you, Cana?" Lucy asked her, noticing the glint in Cana's eyes that told her she caught on.

"Got way drunk," she summed up, "drunk texted Bacchus until he showed up and had a hot night of passion. Much like you and Natsu today, am I right?"

"I wouldn't know, it's not night yet," Lucy pointed out with a sly smile.

"Afternoon. Whatever. Tell us everything." Lucy blushed, but still told her friends about her afternoon, indulging her friends with every detail they wanted to know, until it came down to how well-endowed Natsu was. "Would you say he's average? Bigger? Smaller?" Cana pressed.

"I have no idea what average would even be," Lucy argued. Cana frowned and looked down at her hands before spreading her them apart.

"About 6 to 7 inches?" she offered. Lucy looked at the gap between Cana's palm.

"Where's Bacchus at?" she asked, and Cana adjusted the gap without hesitation.

"Bit smaller, but he's got a sinfully good tongue," she grinned. Lucy blushed. Definitely not what she was expecting, and she didn't think she could see Bacchus again without remembering this. "Now spill."

"Only if Juvia and Levy do too," she bargained. Juvia didn't hesitate to give a size, and Levy blushed, but also placed her hands and everyone gaped at her.

"I could barely walk the next day," she admitted.

"Damn, girl. Hope he's being gentle," Cana said with a low whistle. Levy blushed even more.

"What about Natsu?" she asked, if only to shift the talk away from her. Lucy glanced at the time, making sure he wasn't about to walk in, and gave off Natsu's size.

"Not bad. Looks like him and Gray might be evenly matched there too," Cana laughed. "How's Gray with his mouth?"

"I don't actually know," Juvia admitted with a blush.

"Excuse me? You've been together for what, eight months? And you said you blew him before, so he's gotta pay back."

"It's not a big deal," Juvia tried to argue.

"Nuh-uh. Ain't no friend of mine gonna be with a selfish lover." Lucy sure was glad it wasn't in Juvia's shoes as Cana went on and on about how she should just sit on Gray's face until he made her cum or go full dominatrix on him until he begged her to let him. Levy squeaked when Cana's eyes turned to her.

"I don't know if I'm ready for that yet," she argued before Cana could ask.

"But you're supposed to start there before you go to home base!" she sighed.

"He wanted to," Levy replied quickly, blushing even darker. "But I swear, he's treating me good."

"You said no? Oh, you don't know what you're missing," Cana shook her head. "But it's your choice, I guess." She turned her eyes toward Lucy and gave her a sly smile. "Natsu will get it right, though," she assured her, and Lucy felt her face and nether region heat up at the idea of it. Natsu had proven to be a surprisingly quick learner – or had prior experience, Lucy didn't know – and she had a feeling that this tongue of his would do wonders, though she was also with Levy. Did she want him there?

"W-why would you say that?" she asked, hoping her friends would confused her arousal with embarrassment.

"He has to. He's got second base down like that already. First hands, then mouth. Third base better not be different."

"I don't know if I'm comfortable with it," Lucy admitted.

"Bull," she called her out. "You literally squirmed when I brought it up." Lucy's face burned in embarrassment. Had she really?

"I did not!" she argued. Maybe she had. Just a little. But she would die before admitting to it.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, girl," Cana shrugged, and ran on into telling them just how good it felt to have someone go down on them, which inevitably turned into a talk about giving blow jobs once she was done – and though Levy and Lucy had no contribution to make, they made mental note of the information.

"So I'm taking that things are going well between you and Bacchus?" Juvia questioned. Cana heaved a sigh that meant otherwise and reached for her water with an expression that told her friends she wished it was something stronger.

"Honestly, you guys… I think I'm gonna break it off next time I see him."

"I thought you liked him?" Levy admitted, confused.

"I do. That's why I gotta do it. He doesn't want anything serious and I can't keep going like that. I gotta move on."

"Have you tried talking to him?" Juvia offered carefully, and Cana snorted.

"He got spooked when I asked him to come to a wedding. There's no point talking about it."

"I bet you're scared he'll actually want to date," Lucy shrugged, barely holding in a flinch when Cana glared. Even Levy and Juvia looked at her like she had lost her mind. It took her all her nerves to keep it up. "Seriously. What do you have to lose? If you tell him you like him and he doesn't feel the same, he's just gonna break it off for you. The only difference is that he might actually want to make it work, and you're scared."

"You know what, Lucy?" Cana snapped, bouncing to her feet and facing the window, her back to her friends. "You're probably right, but I still hate being called out about it," she admitted, though she still sounded angry.

"Cana, I get it, okay?" Lucy assured her. "But you can't close yourself up to good things because bad things happened. Just talk to him. See what happens. Take a chance. Either way, you get the relationship you want or the closure you need. So you just do it."

"Fine. I'll do it. Who wants to make bets?" she added, turning around with a wide grin. Her friends laughed with her, knowing there was no point to push it further, and they went back to talking about everything and anything until Natsu came home. They hung out a while more while he scarfed down all the remaining room-temperature pizza and bid them good night before he went to have his shower. Lucy was content to snuggle against him on the couch as they watched a movie.

She was glad she took a chance with Natsu. She could always cherish their time together. "Natsu?" He hummed, looking away from the screen to meet her eyes. "I love you."

"I love you too, Luce," he grinned, kissing the top of her head.


Our beans are still making progress! I want to make a point here with what Natsu said at the beginning of the chapter. Loosing weight should never be a focus. Feeling good should be your goal. The best advice I was given: 80-20. If you do good 80% of the time, you can indulge 20% of the time. If you're at 20-80, you can work your way there over time. Or hey, do what makes you feel good. That's all that matters!
Now for the story, Natsu finally got his chance to return the favour and boy did he make good on it! Time got away from them, and then their friends caught up on it. I never had the kind of friends to talk sex with, so I hope that part went realistically. I feel like all the characters are making it work with their personalities, so should be good.
Anyway, I love how sweet the Nalu relationship is going, and the bit of insights on the others. Cana's got some figuring out to do.
I think some of the chapters I have are gonna need some rewriting but I should still be on schedule or close to it.

See yall next week!

Valerioux: I can't imagine it's easy to be conflicted like Lucy is, but at least she's got someone to support her.

Bookwork129: I read so many fics that are just cringy with breaking boundaries, I figured it's worth putting it out there.

Artemis Kross: I'm glad it's something you get to wake up to! I love waking up to updates from fics I follow!

52dreamer52: Inspiration is something very fickle. The randomest things can spur a writer on! I don't even know where the inspiration to start this fic came from to be honest lol

SummeryNights: Just one step at the time for these love birds. Not quite ready to leave the nest yet

Fafou14: I do love how Cana turned out in this story. She's a good comic relief without being a joke. I need a Cana in my life lol

Copperreign12: Honestly perfect Valentines if you ask me lol. Who has money for fancy dinner date ever lol I do love re-reading stuff when I forget the story.

Guess: Cana is 10/10. And I agree. Lots of cringe. I've definitely backed out of a few story because of rapey vibes. No thank you. I'm glad this is portraying a healthy relationship.

Mushi9: I've given relationship advise, but never sex related lol. Definitely good that they listen to each other.