A shadow falls over everything in my limited vision, an intense heat laps at my skin like the waves of a roiling ocean, there is no pain, only warmth. A blast of acrid smoke streaks over my shoulder, I try to turn, but my body is fixed in place.

"You do not have long left, Dragon Slayer. You have made progress, but not nearly enough," the Dragon snarls out, I can feel his breath on my neck, the hairs stand on end as I scowl into the void before me. My mouth opens to let forth a stream of my own explosive thoughts, but no sound comes out.

"GET ON WITH IT!" he bellows, and on that final note I am plunged into the abyss.

~.~

Startling awake from that rather unpleasant dream, my eyes spring open and I instantly regret it as a ray of sunlight hits me in the eye. Hissing I try to roll away from the offensive brightness, but my body is again fixed in place, this time it's a more pleasant experience as I feel the weight of a certain luscious body pinning me down.

Angling my head slowly, so as not to disturb the sleeping beauty, I find an adorably messy blonde head tightly tucked into the nook of my arm, her face is pressed into my chest and mostly covered by her hair. Our legs are entwined, with Lucy's lower body pinning my hip to the bed, my smile widens as I listen to her very soft snores, her breath tickles my skin and the rest of me begins to awaken as I realise, she is still only wearing my t-shirt.

The material has ridden up during the night and I can gaze freely upon her long legs, feminine hips and the flat of her stomach that rests against me. The arm that is holding her to me strokes at her back, she shifts into my touch, her knee grazes my groin and a soft groan slips from my mouth as my erection continues to lift the front of my boxers. With my free hand I push back the hair from Lucy's face, she is so beautiful and peaceful, a contented smile is on her sleeping lips and I wonder what she is dreaming of, I can only hope it's me.

I think back to how we spent the rest of yesterday, talking and continuing to explore these new and thrilling things about each other, it had all seemed so normal. We had been close for years, I felt like I knew everything about Lucy, but I didn't. How could I have known that she likes her throat to be nipped at, or that if you stroke her thighs in just the right spot it makes her whole body shudder? Only one single day has passed, yet everything has changed, and for the better.

A moan sounds from Lucy and my heart rate spikes as she grinds her hips forcefully on to my side, my eyes snap back to her face, she is biting her lip and now I desperately need to know what she is dreaming about. Her hand that has been resting peacefully on my naked chest shudders, her nails grip into my skin and I have to hold back the hiss that is trying to escape me.

Lucy moans again and I watch her face twist with the pleasure she is clearly receiving in her dreams, my resolve finally snaps as he starts to grind against me once again and I drag her whole body on top of mine. Lucy gasps as she is pulled from her sleep, her eyes swivel quickly around the room and finally land on me, a deep blush creeps over her skin.

"Tell me what you were dreaming of Luce?" I whisper in her ear, my tongue flicks at her skin as I press my hips up just a little, letting her know that I am already deeply aroused.

Her answering gasp makes me grin against her delicious flesh, my fangs graze against her pulse point before I start to nibble my way down to her collarbone, she moves her head further to the side to give me more access to her neck and throat.

There is little that Lucy can do right now, I have her pinned flush against my body, my arms encircling her as my hands splay over her hips to her ass. In answer to the movement of my hands, she grinds lightly against my groin. I wait another minute for her to answer my question, enjoying the feel of her skin in my hands again, her breathing is shallow, and it seems like she isn't going to respond.

Rolling with her I brace my upper body on my forearms as my groin rotates once against her core and weighs down on her. "Tell me Lucy, you know you want to," I purr, staring at her through half lidded eyes. I know my own eyes have darkened as she whimpers from the pressure of my straining erection on her centre.

"It's embarrassing," she whispers, her fingers tremble as they track up my chest and behind my neck to twist into the hair there. As she gives a light tug, I growl and capture her lips in a harsh kiss. There will be time for softness later, right now I need to know what she was experiencing, there is a small part of me that is jealous, and I can't bear the feeling as it twists my insides into knots.

"Tell. Me. Now!" I demand, each word is punctuated by a punishing kiss, my now painful erection grinds down on to her forcefully, eliciting a high-pitched whine from the blonde beauty. "I need to know, it's driving me crazy," I add, my jealous fog lifting for a moment to let Lucy in on what is happening to me.

"Those cuffs, but you aren't the one wearing them," she squeals out, her eyes are screwed shut and the heat coming off her body could rival my own. The idea of Lucy naked, bound and at my mercy sends a cataclysmic shudder through my body, the muscles of my arms give way for a second and I almost collapse on top of her as I struggle to regain my composure.

"Please tell me, it was me with you…" I trail off as Lucy's eyes snap open, a look of fury descending over her features and I look away sheepishly as she begins to hiss at me like an angry cat.

"Are you serious Natsu? After everything that happened yesterday, are you really asking me if I was with someone else in my dream?!" her angry cheeks puff out as she opens her mouth to further berate me, I do the only thing that I can think of to shut her up, and kiss her deeply, pouring every feeling in to this one kiss.

For a moment I thought she was going to push me off, her fingers tighten on me and then relax further into my hair, she slants her mouth and deepens the kiss further. My fangs nip at her lips and I am treated to a low purr as she pulls me down on to her body.

Instead of letting her pull me on top, I move to Lucy's side, pushing one knee between her thighs, my hand strokes down the top that is hiding the rest of her from my sight. "As much as I love this on you, it has to go," low flames ignite on my fingertips as I burn the offending garment from her.

I feel like I am burning up inside, Lucy's ample breasts quiver before me, the nipples are hardening under my gaze alone. "Please stop staring," Lucy groans, moving a hand to attempt to cover herself. Catching the wrist, I raise it above her head and press forward to suck her right nipple into my hungry mouth, a shrill scream only spurs me on as my hands and mouth can't seem to move fast enough.

My eager fingers seek out Lucy's core, a deep groan of approval sounds in my throat as they meet her panties, which are now soaked with her building pleasure, "so wet for me, are you ready cause I don't think I can hold back much longer?" I ask, my voice doesn't seem my own, its low tone appears to excite Lucy as she presses her core on to my fingers.

"Please Natsu," she mewls up at me, her fingers trail down my shoulders as she shifts again to allow me more access to her delicious pussy. That was the final straw, my fingers rip the thin material from her body before yanking my own boxers down, I kick them off on to the floor as I crawl atop the now panting Lucy.

My erection presses against her glistening folds, rubbing up and down as my head descends again to capture a budding nipple in my mouth, I can barely stop myself from pressing forward, but I need to make sure she is ready for me.

Lucy's head is thrown back on the bed, a stream of panting and moaning is bubbling from her lips as I circle my hips and the tip of my cock presses down on her sensitive clit. Kissing my way up her body, I bite down on her collarbone as my fingers seek out her wetness. Lining my throbbing shaft up to her slick entrance, I growl into Lucy's ear, "are you ready princess? This is going to hurt for sure, but hopefully not for long," kissing her neck and ear as I tease her bundle of nerves with the pad of my thumb, awaiting her answer.

Her eyes are wide as saucers, there is a hint of fear in them, but the desire is overriding it, I groan loudly, letting Lucy know exactly how she makes me feel. She nods her head, a whisper of a yes sounds and I press forward immediately. Her arms that have been wrapped around my shoulders tense and her fingers dig deeply into my skin. I still my body, fighting the urge to impale myself fully, I am only a third of the way in, but Lucy needs time to adjust. My breathing is shallow, panting I look into Lucy's face, there are small tears pricking the corners of her eyes and I lean down to kiss them away.

Keeping myself as still as possible, my thumb resumes its movement on her clit, hoping to build Lucy's pleasure again and allow me to slide further in. It only takes a few seconds until Lucy bucks her hips causing her to pull me in almost fully, we groan in unison. I allow myself to press the last of me into her molten centre, a loud grunt sounds from me as I marvel at the sensation of being fully inside Lucy.

A thin layer of sweat is covering my body as I continue to remain passive, I don't want to move until I know it won't cause any more pain, my head hangs down and Lucy's trembling hand moves to cup my cheek. She lifts her legs to wrap around my waist, shifting the position to somehow even deeper than before, moaning she purrs, "move Natsu, please, I need -". That is all I needed to hear, I slowly remove myself halfway out before sliding back in, the feel of her walls clenching me is almost overwhelming.

I build a slow and steady rhythm with ease, I can't help but stare down at Lucy as she writhes under me, her skin is entirely flushed and her hands have slid down my back to my hips, urging me on. Capturing her lips in a bruising kiss, she squeaks as I adjust the position slightly and I hit what appears to be a particularly sensitive spot. Breaking from my lips, she mewls at me, "Faster, oh god, please, I need you!"

Rearing back, I slam into Lucy at a frightening pace, her fingers grip into my ass, pulling me into her with every thrust. My release is building fast, my thrusts are almost becoming sloppy as I struggle to contain what I know is about to happen. "NATSU!" Lucy screams to the ceiling, her walls clamp on me, pulsing and writhing, pushing me over the edge as I feel my release course up my shaft and into Lucy.

Slumping forward, I manage to catch myself at the last second before I land on her. We are both panting furiously, her eyes are screwed shut as I lean down to kiss her closed eyelids. I don't want to remove myself from her, I could stay here forever and be truly happy. An aftershock causes my cock to twitch, this makes Lucy jump and gasp as she feels it inside her, I chuckle as her eyes pop open and our heated gaze's lock.

"I hope it didn't hurt too much Luce?" I murmur against her lips, I start to withdraw from her, but she locks her legs around me.

She beams at me brightly, "nothing I couldn't handle Dragon Slayer, I certainly don't want you getting an even bigger ego from this." Lucy slowly releases my body; her thighs are shaking slightly as they return to the bed and I finally pull out with a muffled groan. My eyes are hypnotised by the sight of Lucy's swollen folds, our combined pleasure slipping out and running down her thigh. Lucy blushes furiously as my finger dips to the liquid, dragging it over her still highly sensitive flesh.

"Beautiful," I whisper before collapsing beside Lucy and pulling her body snugly into my side. She tries to resist, I know she wants to clean up, but I want this moment to last forever, fuck the mess.

A calm silence descends on the room, our breathing starts to return to normal and I allow my eyes to close as I attempt to brand this moment into my memory for the rest of time. "This ought to keep that spiky lizard off my back for a while," I think to myself smugly.

As Lucy turns in my embrace and nuzzles her face into my neck, a deep booming voice hisses inside my head, "don't be so sure of that Dragon Slayer, I will not be satisfied until our mate is marked and safe. You have three days left."

A wave of panic hits me full force as I play those words over in my head again, "how am I to mark her?" I ask quickly, there is only a heavy silence for the longest time, then the answer comes, and I want to rip this Dragon from me…

"Figure it out boy, or I will be happy to surface and do it myself."