*Note* THE CHAPTER HAS LANGUAGE AND SCENES THAT MAY BE SUGGESTIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
ALSO, THIS FANFIC IS RATED M ONLY FOR SUGGESTIVE THEMES AND CRUDE LANGUAGE. NO SMUT. I'M NOT THAT KINDA PERSON.
A/N: Hey guys! I'm thinking this whole Monday thing may not work out, since I gotta go and get some of my education done so I can move forward in life-_-, anyways, I was thinking maybe Sundays? I'm not sure yet, I'll probably still update rather, for the lack of a better word, erratically. I may even update earlier than expected… who knows?
Also, just some background, I made the two quickly become a couple only because when I read fanfictions, usually it is the build-up to their relationship, which is totally amazing, I love reading that. It's just some authors don't show the aftermath, which sometimes I want to read, so I wanted to make my story of what happens after they are already in a relationship. I hope you guys like it, and if you prefer the build-up rather than the aftermath, it is totally your choice and it's cool.
Also, I wanted to give you guys 3 quick updates.
One, this story is moving along faster than I thought I was going to make it, so it may only have 20 wish chapters, making it rather short compared to stories I usually read, and after that, I have an idea for another story, so don't be disappointed! It is still wayyy too early for me to say this, but just a heads up!
Two, this is just me sharing with you, but I just read a book called, The Possibility of Somewhere, by Julia Day and it was so ADORABLE! It was about a girl named Eden who falls in love with a boy named Ash and so much more! I definitely have many ideas for new stories, but right now, we have this one! If you guys want some adorable romantic novels to read, I got you.
Three, guys, if there is any confusion with anything, please, LET ME KNOW! I probably don't have a lot of people following me, (or do I?) but if anyone who does follow my story has any confusion, please let me know! It's my first time writing so any confusion will ruin the story! I promise to answer eventually and I want to make sure I clear any confusion.
Now, on with the story!
Lucy woke up and it was too bright outside for her liking. She felt like getting up, but she felt restricted by some sort of foreign weight. Curious and slightly worried, she looked down to see what the weight, and she noticed a human being snuggling her chest. She sighed.
This was something she could get used to.
Natsu was laying his head in Lucy's chest and was holding her around her waist. His head was literally tucked under Lucy's head. Every part of Lucy was covered in Natsu as her legs were tangled with his in a mess. She didn't mind though, Natsu was extremely warm.
Natsu was a freaking heater. And Lucy, being Lucy, was always cold. So she definitely saw the plus side of having Natsu as her boyfriend.
Slowly feeling the need to go use the restroom, she tried to escape his death grip but to no avail. She tried waking him up, but he refused to get up.
Feeling frustrated, she decided to smack him, and it still didn't work. 'Why is this idiot not waking up?'
Suddenly, Lucy got an idea. Lucy knew Natsu hated it when someone pinched him on his thigh, and she accidentally found that out while trying to kill a bug that was on Natsu's thigh, and while trying to pick it up with a napkin, she accidentally pinched him a bit and he had a freaking heart attack.
Deciding to go against her better judgement, she slowly tried to reach for any portion of Natsu's thigh. It was difficult since he was so firmly holding her, but she somehow made it. Then, she pinched.
"WHAT THE FUCK— "
Natsu sprang awake and held his leg as if someone cut it, and started cursing under his breath. He looked at his surroundings and saw Lucy, and he immediately smiled. After smiling, he realized she had just pinched him, so it quickly went to a scowl.
"Lucy, why the fuck did you pinch my thigh? You know I hate it!"
"Well, sorry for hurting you, Natsu, but you were not moving! You literally had me trapped under your freakishly toned body and I wasn't able to move! I had to pee!"
"But that doesn't mean you pinch me, you lunatic! Especially on my thigh! You know I hate it when— wait. Did…did you just say my body is 'freakishly toned'?"
Lucy's annoyance simmered down to pure embarrassment. How does she end up saying these things by accident?
Knowing there was no point in trying to hide her statement or cover it up, she ended up admitting it as if it was obvious.
"Well, yeah, don't you know you are pretty toned? It's pretty damn clear so I was just stating a fact."
"Luce, if it's clear, why did you mention it? I'm pretty sure that is your weird way of saying I'm hot."
"No, you fucktard, your ego in getting to you."
"Hey, Luce, just admit it, you think I'm hot."
Lucy was mentally slapping herself and Natsu. They just woke up, are sitting on the bed in their PJ's, and arguing whether or not Natsu is hot or not.
'Well, I can't lie, I do think he is extremely attractive and if hot is the word he wants to use, then yeah, he is. No way am I admitting it though. No need to raise his ego this early in the morning.'
"Natsu, get up. We should get ready for the day."
"You aren't denying it."
"And I'm not accepting it either, now get your ass off my bed and freshen up. I'm making breakfast. Pancakes?"
"Umm, yes. I'll be there in a sec, I need to use the bathroom."
Lucy nodded her head and got up. She looked at her attire and immediately blushed.
'How the hell did I wear this to bed without dying of embarrassment?'
She was sporting a short pair of cotton shorts and a loose top that reach the middle of her stomach. Her belly button was completely visible and there was a generous amount of cleavage showing.
She thanked the lord she had a bra on, even if it was strapless. She wouldn't have been able to live with herself if she didn't wear one.
She threw on a baggy t-shirt over her outfit after taking off the top she was wearing previously. Accepting her look, she walked down to the kitchen and starting whipping up a batter for pancakes. After making it, she poured the mix into a circular shape and waited for it to cook.
Natsu couldn't believe it. He had spent the night with Lucy, and now he was having breakfast here? Sure, he had done this plenty of times before, but this was the first time he was doing it with Lucy as his girlfriend. He felt nervous, but at the same time, he felt comfortable with Lucy, and he loved being with her. Deciding to man up, he left the bathroom to smell something sweet and delicious. He followed the scent to find Lucy making pancakes as promised. He went over to Lucy to hug her from behind and wrap his arms around her waist.
"Eeekkk! Natsu, what are you doing?"
Natsu was genuinely confused. Does Lucy not know what hugs are?
"I'm hugging you, duh. What a weirdo."
"Natsu, I'm cooking. I might mess up."
"Nah, you only mess up if you're distracted, which you shouldn't be, so you good."
"Who said you aren't distracting?"
Lucy, for the umpteenth time, wished she knew how to keep a filter on her mouth. Why did she have to blurt out embarrassing things in front of Natsu, especially when they were about him?
Natsu only smirked, knowing she was distracted with his close proximity. He decided to tease her bit more, but not enough where she actually burned herself.
Slowly, he started to rub circles on her taut stomach over her shirt, which never ceased to amaze him. Just when did she get abs?
Lucy blushed so hard her face was practically red. She flipped the pancake and tried to ignore him, visibly failing.
In victory, Natsu decided to increase his level of teasing. He started to move his hands along the sides of her body, up and down her curves. He himself was starting to blush a little but ignored it for the sake of torturing his girlfriend.
Lucy was visibly struggling to both knock Natsu out or to turn around and just kiss him. She didn't know which she wanted more, but she was sure she wanted them both equally.
Finally, finishing the pancake stack, she turned the stove off, but as she was going to turn it off, she burned the side of her arm a little, making her flinch but not react entirely to it. She was used to getting burns, so she disregarded it.
Finally giving in to Natsu, she turned around and put her arms around Natsu's neck. She looked at his face, smirking and proud.
"So, you done?" Lucy said, hoping that her voice sounded teasing.
"Not at all, but now I have your attention. Seems like my teasing worked."
"Don't you think you need some payback for the teasing though?"
Natsu was now confused. What is she talking about? Was she going to kick him?
"What? I don't get it, Luce—"
He was cut off by a pair of lips, and, at first, was shocked, but immediately sunk into the kiss. He grabbed her waist and tilted his head, deepening the kiss. Lucy gladly accepted the change, moving her hands up into Natsu's hair to softly yank on it.
They were both enjoying the kiss, and as things were getting a little out of hand, Lucy stopped to say a soft, "ow."
"What? What's wrong Lucy? Are you okay? What happened?"
Smiling at his worry, she again, flinched and said, "shit, I should have taken care of it. It's nothing, Natsu, it's just a burn. I accidentally burned myself trying to turn the stove off. It's okay though, I'm used to it."
"Let me see, god, Lucy! You have to take care of these things! You can't just leave them be! You got hurt and you disregarded it? That's so idiotic!"
Lucy frowned, and said sorry at least a million times. Natsu forcefully dragged Lucy to the sink to pour cold water on it. He then took a non-stick bandaid (not gauze!) and taped it on her burn. Sighing, he dragged Lucy back to the dining table.
"Lucy, you have to tell me whenever you get hurt! You can't just nonchalantly say 'whatever' and continue with life. Burns are serious!"
"Okay, okay, sorry Natsu. I'm just used to it. I wasn't expecting it to hurt so much."
"Well, it's a burn, what did you think? It'll feel like ecstasy?"
"Sheesh Natsu, just eat your pancakes."
Lucy and Natsu ate their pancakes, sneaking in some rude remarks and jokes to lighten the atmosphere a little. They felt at ease. To Lucy, this whole relationship was a bonus to her. She still had her best friend plus some more affection and physical contact. It was just benefits on top of benefits for her, and she also cherished him.
Natsu undoubtedly felt the same way, except he was more stoked about being her boyfriend. He absolutely love Lucy, and he love holding her and now that he was her boyfriend, he could do that all he wanted. Another plus for him was that he could now be more openly possessive; it always pissed him off how other guys looked at Lucy with their lustful gazes. Every time he glared at someone for it, Lucy would be annoyed, saying he always ruined her chances to date. Now, there was no room for that.
After they finished eating their breakfast, Lucy told Natsu she had to grade papers and have grades done. As she was telling him this, she completely forgot about the whole 'living together' proposal. 'How in the world do I break the news to him? It is wrong to have a teacher and student-'
Lucy blinked in realization. She completely forgot their professional relationship. She was his teacher, no matter his age.
"Natsu Natsu Natsu oh my god this is so wrong!"
Natsu, who was washing the dishes since he couldn't cook, was caught off guard. "What? What could have you possibly thought of now? What happened?"
"Natsu! I'm your teacher! And you are my student! I literally have to go grade your papers! How are we supposed to have this relationship if you are my student?"
Natsu was just stood their, shocked. Yeah, he didn't give two shits about her being his teacher, but how was this going to be okay at college? No way a teacher-student relationship was going to get a thumbs up at college. Instead of panicking, he decided to remain calm and offered a risky solution.
"Luce, chill. You know I don't give a shit about you being my teacher. I love you and you love me too, and to me, that's a good enough reason to want to be together. I'm not going to breakup with you or not be with you just because we are afraid. We will make it, and hopefully, everything will work out. If it's you, I'm willing to risk a lot."
Lucy could feel the tears start pricking her eyes. She had never heard anyone state it so nicely, and with so much care. He was willing to risk his education just to be with her, and even though the gesture was so sweet, she couldn't have him do something so selfless. It could potentially ruin his future. That's when a tear slipped down her cheek.
"Jesus— Lucy, I'm sorry. What did I say? Did I say something to offend you? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you—"
Lucy shut him up by giving him a long, sweet peck on the lips. She grabbed the side of his face to steady herself and before he could respond properly, she pulled away.
"Thank you, Natsu. That was beautiful."
Relieved she was crying tears of joy, he held her around the waist and told her, "anything for ya, Luce. Love you."
Lucy blushed. She was still trying to get used to him saying that. It was just so hard for her since she was never told, 'I love you.' Her mother used to say it a bunch to her when they were younger, and when it was her birthday, her mother would give her an envelope addressed to her with a letter to her for whichever age she turned. She had all of the ones she collected over the years in her box upstairs for each of her birthdays. She stopped receiving them around the age of fifteen, because her maids told her her mother had only written fifteen letters to her, and Lucy was saddened she had no more.
Mumbling, she replied, "I love you too, Natsu."
A problem still remained. 'How are we going to date? Our relationship will get plenty of criticism.'
"Luce, don't worry. We don't have to tell anyone about our relationship. It can be a secret. That way we would be safe and we can still date. Albeit, this will be a tough thing for me."
"Why's that?"
"I'm gonna have to resist the urge to kiss you whenever I see you."
Blushing again, she smacked Natsu on the arm playfully and cleaned up the breakfast table. She told him to do his homework while she graded papers, but the man had somehow finished it all the day before.
"That's lovely, you can go home though. I have papers to grade."
"Luceeeee, I wanna stay! Come on, please?"
"No, get the fuck out. I have actual things to do. I'll talk to you later today. How about this, it's 11:03am right now, so meet me at 2:00pm here and we can go out. How about it?"
Grinning like a madman, Natsu nodded. "Perfect, it's a date. See you, Luce!"
He grabbed Lucy and gave her a rather long goodbye kiss. He was really going to miss her, even if it was for three hours.
After what seemed like ages, he broke away, and gave her another kiss to her forehead. He picked up his jacket and put his shoes on. After waving to Lucy once more, he was out.
Finally getting some alone time, which every human needs, she relaxed. She had a feeling Natsu was going to be very clingy. He always stole kisses from her and always touched her whenever he could. Not that she minded too much, but if or when another guy comes up to Lucy or even looks at her, they were going have a rough time. Natsu seemed to be very possessive. Again, not that she minded, but she didn't want her boyfriend to get into fights. Clingy could also be annoying sometimes.
Deciding to take a shower, she grabbed a set of lacy underwear, and for that day, she chose a vivid red. Lucy was one of those girls who owned matching underwear in all the colors of the rainbow. She found peace in having an organized underwear drawer with all her underwear matched with its partner.
Deciding to roam in her undies, she preferred it, she picked up her underwear and went to the restroom. She quickly took a shower, not wanting to waste time to grade, and then dried herself. She then picked up her panties and slid them on. After drying her torso, she picked up her bra and started to randomly wonder when her bras got so big.
Yeah, she knew she had a large chest, and sometimes, it was unbearable. It strained her back most of the time, but she learned how to deal with it. She checked the size and it read 42DD. Sighing a long sigh, she put her bra on. She remembered being in high school, she was only an A cup, and throughout her college years, her chest grew exponentially, along with her height. She was now standing at five feet six inches, and while she was taller than most women her age, Natsu still towered over her, standing six feet. He was a whopping six inches taller than her. Not that she minded, she enjoyed having him taller, but to kiss him, it strained her neck.
She exited the restroom while drying her hair, and immediately got to work on her papers. It took her an hour and a half to finish grading and putting grades in took her about ten minutes. She read the clock, and it said 1:23pm. She thought she had plenty of time, so she quickly put an outfit out on her bed, consisting of light pink tank top and a black miniskirt. She paired it with thigh-high boots that were black. She wore the same black earrings she wore to the mall, but decided to get dressed in a bit. She had a couple of more papers to grade from a week before, and decided she had enough time to get dressed.
Time flew by quicker than she thought. It was already 3:47 pm and she hadn't realized. She was still sitting in her chair with her red undies on, grading her papers and doing some work. She was completely in the zone. She was not aware that Natsu had just climbed in from her window while cursing at himself for being late, and when he looked over, he was sure he was about to get a nosebleed.
His girlfriend was sitting there in very red undies and was so focused on her papers she didn't realize he came in. He blushed the same color of her underwear, and deciding to give her the respect she deserved, he looked up. He slowly walked behind her and tapped her shoulders, surprising her.
Seeing that Natsu was there, see calmed and gave him a hug.
"Oh, I missed you. Sorry, I didn't see you come in."
"N-nah, it's okay. Just go get ready, Luce."
"Why are you so red? And you're stuttering? That's new." She went and took his hands to wrap them around her waist. She then hugged him tighter, loving his warmth.
"Luce, are you trying to tease me? You are seriously pushing my self-control."
"What are you talking about—" She noticed that her waist felt warmer than it should. That's when she looked down to see herself in her undies. And she just wrapped his arms around her naked waist.
"I-I, uhh, I gotta go use the restroom." Quickly grabbing her clothes, she ran to the bathroom.
Natsu finally let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Had she seriously not noticed she was wearing only a bra and panties? He was sure she could feel his excitement from being so close to her, she was pressed up against him. His heart was beating so fast, he didn't know how she hadn't noticed before.
He thought Lucy was beautiful, and he had seen her naked before. It never struck him as a big deal, but now that they were in a relationship, he started to see these things differently. He would blush like crazy whenever he saw her and when he thought back to when he had seen her in a towel or something like that, he felt so… captivated. She was a blonde goddess, and he thought he was the luckiest to have her. Her and her body was all his.
After having some explicit thoughts he tried pushing away, he noticed something. She had plenty of marks on her torso, but not anywhere else. Was her father trying to kill her? Why hadn't she defended herself with her arms? Her arms were clear, no scars or marks, but her torso had so many he was sure her skin was a different color compared to the rest of her body.
Natsu's blood boiled when he thought of her abusive bastard of a father. How could a father be so cruel to their own daughter? He abused Lucy, and he got rid of her in the end for his own gain. Did Lucy ever get a chance to choose anything in her life?
Pushing his thoughts away, Lucy emerged out of the bathroom, both blushing and brushing her long blonde tresses. She walked past Natsu to grab her earring and hair tie and decided to braid her hair, leaving a couple of strands out.
"R-ready?"
"Yup, let's go, Luce!"
He dragged her out of her apartment and took her various places. For about four hours, they roamed, ate food, and even went for some window shopping much to Natsu's dismay. He hated shopping with Lucy, she took forever in choosing what she wanted.
At about 7:00pm, they strolled over to the park. Natsu told her to follow him, and she just looked confused. She wondered why he took her to the park, but when she saw a tandem, she knew exactly what he had planned. He got a tandem bike to bike around the lake. She thought it was sweet, but also realized it was getting dark. There was literally no one there in the area, but she still thought it was sweet. She then frowned, realizing she was wearing a skirt. There was no way she could bike without anyone getting a good view of her panties. Even if no one was there, if they biked to a place with people around, they probably could still see.
"Natsu, I really want to, but I'm wearing a skirt. If I bike, people will see my panties." Blushing, she realized how blunt she was, but decided she was more upset than embarrassed.
Looking down, he noticed her skirt, and then himself frowned. There was no way he was going to let her bike while wearing a skirt. The view was much too good, and not to mention, all his.
"Luce, gimme a second, I'll go grab you some pants. I'll be right back. Wait for me here with the bike, and make sure you keep your ringer on full volume. Call me if anything happens."
It was getting even darker outside. She nodded, but she felt bad that he had to go all the way back. Her house was fairly close to the park, only being a ten minute walk, but it was still troublesome. As he started walking, he hollered his name, realizing he needed the keys.
"Wait! Natsu! My keys!"
Hearing her, he turned around and saw her waving her keys. He was confused why he needed keys but then realized she locked her window when she wasn't home. He went back to get the keys and continued his journey back to her home.
She sighed, and waited. She didn't know how long he was going to take, but she knew it would be fairly quick. He used to play football in high school and being the best, he ran really fast.
Now that she thought about it, he had quit football in college. She had seen him play once with his friends, and she knew he was really good. Why had he quit?
While pondering why he quit, she saw as Natsu was walking, he dropped his wallet in the alleyway. He walked past the alley, but his wallet dropped in the alley. Sighing, she went over to go pick it up. She stood there for a second wiping any dirt off of it, and looked up to see Natsu gone. How fast did that boy walk?
She was interrupted by two boys roughly her age giving her the up-down. She looked at them with disgust and checked the time. Natsu had been gone for fifteen minutes, meaning he should be back in about five minutes. Then, one of the boys walked up to her.
He was a bit taller than her, and said, "Hey, blondie, want to go with us? I promise we'll show you a great time."
She would admit, she was panicking slightly because they cornered her in an alley when it was getting dark.
Nonetheless, she tried to keep a stern face. "Nope, not interested," she replied without hesitation. She was so used to flirtatious boys, and she always said no. Now that she had Natsu, it was even bigger no.
Smirking, he came closer. "Feisty, that's gotta be a good thing. Hey, Lucas, come here. Why don't you try to convince her? Maybe she'll be more obedient."
Lucy was just disgusted. Had they expected her to say yes? No way, she wasn't some object to be ogled at and then thrown away. She knew she deserved more respect than that.
"Listen, assholes, I'm not some object, okay? I deserve respect just like every other woman in this world and you two have no exception to that. Quit bothering me now, I already said no," she firmed stated, hoping her glare would make them back off.
It just encouraged them more. One came behind her and grabbed her hips, and the other her arm. Her burn hurt, and she swore his grip made the burn start bleeding.
"Ouch, let me go bastards!"
"Just be a little more obedient. I promise we'll show you a good time! We'll even throw a couple of twenties in there, okay?"
She was now fuming. Did he really thing she would go with them if they paid her? It was so degrading she found herself kicking the one in the front straight in the balls.
"Shit! What the hell is your problem bitch?" He yelled.
Quickly coming back to the situation at hand, she now saw the dude in the front raising his fist. He was going to punch her for kicking him, and she just waited.
The man in the back held her tightly, making sure she couldn't escape, and the man in the front landed a blow to her head. She was sure she was bleeding from her head, and her head was spinning and aching. She didn't think he would actually hit her, yet, here she was. He also proceeded to punch her in the stomach.
She was released and bent over in pain. She saw the man smirk, the thought he was winning.
"Just come with us, you'll be fine. The pain will go way, don't worry."
Why were they so insistent?
"Just leave me the fuck alone, asshole! I already told you, but I guess a kick to your hardly existent balls did nothing! Do I have to kick you again? " She yelled to no avail.
Angry, he raised his fist to hit her again, but this time, Lucy felt nothing. She opened her eyes and saw Natsu holding the guy by the shirt, and he was bleeding.
"How dare you even lay your finger on her? You worthless bastard, how dare you touch her? She told you back off, why can't you just fucking listen?"
She saw Natsu, and he looked so angry. His eyes flashed the most amount of hatred and anger she had ever seen in anyone's eyes, and they burned with fury. He was pissed, and she wasn't holding him back.
Natsu punched the guy straight in the face, and that seemed to do it. He was out cold, and Natsu turned his attention the the one still holding Lucy. He grabbed Lucy ever so softly, and yanked the man from her. He gently moved her while he went and punched the other guy right in the gut. Then he went to kick him, but a hand stopped him. Lucy shook her head, and pushed him back.
Natsu was confused, they tortured her, and she was defending him?
What he saw next was probably the most amazing and scary thing he had ever seen.
Lucy grabbed the man, and he gave her a look of mercy. She smiled, and then it turned into a vengeful smile. She grabbed him and kicked him in the balls, hard. Then he fell on his knees, and she kneed him in the face. He then joined his partner in crime on the floor.
Smiling a pained smile at Natsu, she walked over to him. She looked at him, and he looked like he was in awe, mouth drooping open. When he made eye contact with her, worry flooded his emotions and he ran to her.
"Lucy! Jesus— Are you okay?!"
"Yeah, he just punched me a bit. I think my head is bleeding a bit, but I'm mostly fine. I think we should head home. Help me?"
"Yeah, of course. Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"
"No need, I think I'll be fine. I promise. Let's just go."
Natsu nodded, and he went to pick Lucy up bridal style. He knew her head must have been pounding and her stomach must have been aching. She was having a hard time walking, yet she still managed to knock that guy out.
After reaching home, he laid her on the bed. He told her to stay and had her change into comfy clothing. She wore some sweatpants and, deciding to wear a baggy shirt to make it easier to ice her stomach, she put on a very loose t-shirt she found in her closet.
Natsu returned with some warm water and a towel. He had the first aid kit to wrap her forehead, and an ice pack for her bruise.
"Here— put this on your stomach. Lay down. I'll take care of your head."
She did as she was told, and Natsu started to wipe the blood off her face. He worked gently, moving his hands with the utmost amount of care as if she was a porcelain doll.
After bandaging her head, he took a look at Lucy's stomach. He noticed all the scars, but the nasty bruise stuck out more. It was fairly big, probably the size of a tennis ball.
"Luce, what happened?"
Natsu remembered walking back. He was all cheery, he was excited to bike with Lucy. But, when he returned, he was confused as to why Lucy wasn't at the bike. He looked around the area, and he didn't see her. He got worried, so he took his phone out to call her. As he was doing so, he heard a yelp.
It was Lucy's scream, and it sounded like she was in pain.
Rushing to her sound, he ran and found her in an alley, and these two men were harassing her. When he saw her, he saw the man punch her gut.
His brain stopped functioning.
The girl whom he loved was being hurt right in front of him.
And he had witnessed it.
At this point, all he saw was red. He charged at the retard punching Lucy, and he hit him. Right in the nose. He was out cold. Then he turned his attention to the other dude, and Lucy had taken care of him.
He then examined her body, and his heart dropped.
He was bleeding.
She looked like she was in so much pain and misery, she wobbled over to Natsu, and he caught her. She exchanged some words with her and took her back.
Natsu laid his head back and listened intently. If he was allowed to, he would kill them.
"So, I was waiting for you, and I noticed you dropped your wallet in the alley, so I picked it up — here by the way— and I saw these two men walking my way, roughly my age. They asked me if I wanted to go with them, and I said no. They seem to be encouraged though, so I kept saying leave me alone."
Lucy stopped. She saw Natsu and he looked absolutely anguished. He looked like he was about to cry.
"Natsu, it's okay. I've been through worse. I should've been able to handle myself, but I was caught off guard. I'm sorry for worrying you—"
"Bullshit! Lucy! It is not okay! I should've been there, goddamnit! I should've been able to save you! How did I think it was even remotely okay to leave you? Especially when it was dark out! I can't believe it! It's all my fault Lucy. All my fault…"
Remembering his past, he froze.
*He remembered being in 2nd grade. He was only six. He remembered returning home and jumping into his foster father's arms.
"Igneel! I'm home!"
"Ahh, my boy, come here! How was your day?"
"Great, dad! I made a drawing of us!"
Natsu proceeded to show Igneel a drawing of Natsu and himself, and Igneel smiled. His son was just the cutest.
"I'm going to hang this drawing on the fridge, okay? Your ugly drawing must be shown to anyone who walks in here."
"Hey, old man! My drawing is beautiful! You're just jealous cuz I'm better than you."
"As if. Now, go take a shower. We're going to your uncle's home tomorrow. Remember that."
Natsu just rolled his eyes. Of course he knew. His uncle wasn't actually his uncle. He was just Igneel's best friend, and they were so close Natsu called him Uncle Metalicana. He treated his son, Gajeel, as his cousin. Even though Gajeel was grumpy as hell, they both still bonded.
He took a quick shower and got out. He noticed Igneel was doing some work in his study, and he got an idea. His teacher had told the class cooking for your parents always made them happy, so one day, they should try it.
Natsu decided to follow the advice, and tried making Igneel an egg. He put oil in the pan, and left it to heat up. While he got the other ingredients, he didn't notice the oil starting to bubble. Soon enough, it was a fire. And not just any fire, a grease fire.
"No! What do I do—"
He suddenly remembered his teacher saying something about putting fires out with water, so he put the fire under the water.
That was one of the worst mistakes he ever made.
That seemed to just aggravate the grease fire, and soon enough, the house caught on fire. The fire was spreading, and the smoke was becoming a choking hazard.
"Natsu? What's that smell— Holy shit! Natsu! Come here! Get out of the house! Quickly! Go take the phone and call the cops!"
Igneel practically yelled orders around and while Natsu ran from the kitchen, Igneel stayed behind, stuck behind some debris that fell.
"Igneel! Come on! I'm not leaving without you!
"No, Natsu, leave! I promise, I'm coming, but you need to leave the home now. Go knock on the neighbors door and tell him to help you! I'm coming!"
Deciding to believe him, Natsu dashed outside. After he did so, the home crumbled, and collapsed. He stood there, frozen.
"Igneel?"
After a while, he heard sirens in the distance, but the house was already gone. It burnt to a crisp. He saw some flying debris, and one particular piece of debris caught his eye.
It was his drawing of Igneel and him.*
"Natsu? Hey Natsu! It's okay! I promise!"
"…"
"Natsu!"
Natsu snapped out of his daze and looked at Lucy. She looked concerned and he felt guilty. Now was not the time to be remembering his past. She noticed he had some tears going down his face, so she wiped his face and looked at him tenderly.
"Natsu, are you okay? It's okay, I promise. I'm right here."
"Luce? Sorry, I zoned out. Did they hurt you anywhere else?"
"No, I'm fine, I swear. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, did they touch you anywhere?"
"No, Natsu. They grabbed my arms and hips, they landed a couple of blows on me, but nothing else. You took care of 'em, though. Thank you."
Natsu smiled with sadness laced in. He held her arm that was holding his face.
She smiled at his worry but then shivered. She remembered the incident she got into, and she fumed. She let go and started yelling.
"Argh, those asshats! I swear if I get my hands on them, I'll have them neutered."
Natsu was feeling a lot of things at that moment. He was worried because she was hurt, he was scared, because she just threatened to have someone neutered, and he was in awe, because his girlfriend was a freaking badass.
"Luce, it's over now. I think you should take tomorrow off, you're still recovering."
"No, I won't miss a day for a head injury. I have come to school with worse. You all need me. You can't win this one."
"Lucy, I swear— stay home! You need to recover and the last thing I need to hear is you getting even worse. Please, for my sake, Lucy."
Lucy knew she shouldn't take a day off, but he was just so worried, and she knew she probably should stay.
No, she couldn't. Her father would find out and bring her home. She was only allowed to stay home if she was sick enough that she wasn't able to move.
"No, Natsu, I can't. I have to go. My father, he—"
'Lucy, if you are to miss any days of your job without a proper reason, I will get a notice. You will return home immediately. I don't need a slacking daughter who can't find her job important. Making money is first. Now go, don't disappoint me.'
"Natsu, I'm sorry, I have to go tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll inform Makarov of my situation and I hope he'll lay some work off. Is that fine?"
Sighing in reluctance, he gave in. There was no way he would win. "Fine, but promise you'll call me the second you feel dizzy or in any pain. Promise?"
Smiling, she agreed. This was the least she could do.
"Okay, I promise Natsu. Now, let's eat some dinner and watch a movie. Do pasta and a horror movie sound good?"
"Hell yeah! I'll get the movie ready, you go make pasta. Please, let me know if you need help."
Nodding, she got up only to sit right back down.
"Shit."
"Luce, are you okay? What happened?"
"I think my stomach refuses to give you food."
"That sounds weird, Luce. Sit back, I'll make some microwave Mac-n-Cheese. I don't suck at using a microwave at least. I lived off the microwave until I met you. I'll be right back."
He left, and Lucy just wondered how in the world she got such a lovely boyfriend.
He was so thoughtful, so caring, and he understood her. She hadn't told Natsu about being a Heartfilia, but she was going to wait. She was going to wait until he was all ears, and she had to make sure she was the one to tell him.
Everything will be fine.
Right?
Okay, my lovelies! Sorry, that update was a little late, albeit it was the same day, it was a little late. Yes, she got attacked. I made this chapter so drama-packed because I felt like you guys deserved it. The next chapter will be out Sunday! I'm changing my days to upload to be on SUNDAYS! I have to go to school on Monday, so updating will be difficult.
Yes, Natsu had a difficult past, but THAT'S NOT ALL! That's just a glimpse, and I hope you guys stay tuned!
Reviews are welcome, and any criticism is welcome! (RESPECTFUL).