Fairy Tail:

When a Dragon Purrs

Fairy Tail © Hiro Mashima

Summary- Lucy discovers something new about Natsu.

It was just another typical day for Lucy Heartfilia. She managed to pay her rent for the month and had a little extra saved, so today, she just thought she could take it easy and write some of her novel... at least, that was the plan. However, when she came back home, who else was there to greet her but the one and only Natsu Dragneel, who pretty much made himself at home, anyway.

Even though she was used to him barging in like this, she still wished that he could have at least let her know in advance that he was coming over. Knowing that he wasn't going to leave until he actually felt like it, Lucy resigned to let him stay as long as he didn't make a big mess. Since she wasn't going to be able to write her novel with Natsu distracting her, she decided to put that off for now and just read a book, instead.

"Why do you always have to be so boring?" asked Natsu, causing the blonde to side-eye the Fire Dragon Slayer from her side of the couch before she went back to reading. Natsu pouted, not liking the idea that a book was getting more attention than he was, right now. What was so great about some crummy old book, anyway? He was way more fun, he figured.

Maybe the Celestial Spirit Wizard needed a little reminder.

With a grunt, Natsu suddenly crawled up to Lucy and began to worm his way on top of her, causing her to gasp as she suddenly found her view of the book getting obstructed by a mop of spiky pink hair.

"N-Natsu! Stop!" she cried. "Get off!"

"Nope," Natsu replied as he practically flopped right on top of her, settling his head on top of her bosom, causing her cheeks to flush pink as he settled down with a sigh. "I'm stayin' riiiiight here."

Now it was Lucy's turn to pout. She couldn't believe how childish he could be, sometimes. She swore she could never have a moment's peace with him whenever he was around... but then, again, ever since she joined up with Fairy Tail, a moment's peace was a rare thing indeed. At least Gray wasn't here to pick a fight with Natsu. Then she'd really never hear the end of it.

She had to admit, though, Natsu was pretty heavy... not to mention warm, even for the average man. Then again, she supposed it was because of his Dragon Slayer Magic. It did make him warmer than usual... and she had to admit, that did come in handy for cold nights.

As Lucy tried to shift so she was a bit more comfortable, she just couldn't help noticing that Natsu's vest was open, as usual, exposing his concave stomach lined with six-pack abdominal muscles. She blinked, curiously as she stared at them, watching them rise and fall slowly with each breath Natsu was making.

For a boy of 17, Natsu was surprisingly pretty muscular. Even when he stuffed to the point where he could explode, he always managed to burn off all that food pretty quickly. She also attributed that to his magic... but then again, Erza happened to have a really big sweet tooth and she could eat so many cakes that it was a wonder why her teeth hadn't rotted out, yet, or why she hadn't gained any weight from it all.

As Natsu gave a yawn, Lucy reached her hands around his stomach... and lay her palms against the muscles, which tensed slightly under her fingertips. Obviously, he wasn't expecting her to do that, and yet, he made no attempt at stopping her. Growing more curious, Lucy began to gently slide her hand up and down his belly, causing his muscles to go lax as he practically melted against her, his eyes half-mast as his body went limp, which caused her to giggle softly.

What happened next, though, she never saw coming.

As Lucy kept rubbing Natsu's abdominals, she heard this sound. It wasn't snoring, but she felt this reverberating rumble coming from him. As Lucy leaned in closer, her eyes went wide as she realized what was happening.

Natsu... was purring!

Lucy couldn't believe it even if she was hearing it, herself. Even her fellow guild members probably wouldn't believe this if she told them! And yet... it was so cute! It didn't sound quite like a cat's purr. It was a bit deeper, and she could feel his chest and stomach vibrate as he kept purring. She attempted to move her hand away to let him sleep... but then, he grabbed her by the wrist and placed her palm over his tummy, again.

"Don't stop..." he murmured in a sleepy voice, causing Lucy to smile with her blush reddening as she continued to rub her hand along his belly, up and down and even in slow circles... and the whole time, her book lied on the coffee table, momentarily forgotten.

She could always get back to it later, she figured. Right now, she just wanted to enjoy this pleasant purring coming from her favorite Salamander.

However, little did she realize that he and Natsu were currently being watched by a certain little blue cat, who was peeking through the window while covering his mouth with his paws in an attempt to stifle his giggling.

"Wait till the others hear this...!" he whispered, mischievously.

In honor of Natsu Day and because yesterday was Lucy's birthday, I wrote this!

Review, please!