A/N: This is my first Fairy Tail Fanfiction so I hope you guys like it. I'm a huge NaLu fan!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters.

If that pink haired little hot head thought he could pull a stunt like this than he had another thing coming. She would Lucy Kick him into next year, or better yet Virgo liked punishment, she could punish Natsu! No, Virgo might be a little much. Maybe she would just use Virgo to scare him. Yeah that sounded good. She carefully picked the box up and closed it. She laid it and the letter back in the drawer.

"Loke!" She called! He was there in an instant blinding flash. He knew though this was not going to be pleasant. He was afraid of getting Lucy Kicked as soon as he came out. It's what he was prepared for.

"You have some explaining to do Leo!" He knew he was really in trouble when she called him Leo. It was like a parent calling you by your full name. It always struck the fear of the Celestial Spirit King in him. He would never admit it out loud, but Lucy scared him more then his own mother. That said something considering she was a very powerful celestial lioness.

"I'm waiting Leo." Lucy said in a much too calm manner for Loke's liking.

"What part am I explaining Princess?" He tried to stall. Damn Natsu and his penchant for always causing trouble. This time was no different, but he wasn't here to be on the punishing end of it. Oh speaking of punishing, maybe he could have Virgo take his place! No that would only make her angrier to the point of actually wasting her energy and summoning him. It was too close to her recovery to allow her to do that.

"How about the part of intentionally provoking Natsu into a fight?" Lucy asked him. That one threw him for a loop. When did he intentionally provoke Flame Brain into a fight? Okay maybe he did a few times back at the guild before he became her spirit, but that was another time and another Loke.

"Not sure what you're referring to Princess. Can you give me more specifics?" Loke questioned her, more confused by the look of more anger on her face.

"You intentionally got flirty today and brought up holding me at breakfast because you knew Natsu was watching and listening. You wanted to see how far you could push him before he snapped. You wanted to fight him!" Lucy huffed a little. She could feel how weak she really still was right now. She could also feel this massive amount of power on the verge of becoming hers. It was there, just out of her reach.

"You know me too well Princess. I wanted him to show himself, and to stop stalking you like a coward. I want to hurt him like he hurt you, even for the brief time it would take him to heal. I want to avenge your broken heart. I had no clue though what had happened. I didn't know you were now his mate." Loke tried explaining after briefly laughing at how well she knew him.'

Once upon a time he thought that him and his beautiful master were meant to be, but that change when Natsu started spoiling Lucy with attention. The attention she craved. The attention he shouldn't, wouldn't, and couldn't give. Now he was dating Aries, just like Lucy wanted. If only he could heal her broken heart like he could heal the wounds he was about to receive.

"No more provoking Natsu, got it?" She said on a sigh. Loke was beyond surprised. He really expected to get hit. "You can go back now. I have a lot to think about." She continued. He would have to do something to repay her kindness, and it had to be something that didn't set Natsu off. He would figure it out, for now he would take what he could get. With a yes ma'am and a thank you, Loke was gone just as fast as he appeared.

Natsu loves her? I'm his mate? What does all this mean?

(With Natsu)

He stood pacing around his hotel room. His mate was nearby, and he couldn't be with her. His dragon was going insane, especially at the thought of leave her in another man's care. The playboy of Fairy Tail at that. He had no choice though. He would see her soon though, and that alone was the only comfort he had right now. Well that and knowing about his gifts for her. If the box didn't show his love for her, then he knew his scarf would. It was the best thing he could think to give her, to show that he would be with her even though they are apart right now.

His lacrima started ringing, and he instinctively grabbed it without looking. Bad idea on his part though.

"Natsu Dragneel! I'm going to kill you! Do you have any idea what you have put me through?!" She screamed through the lacrima at him. He winced at the high volume of her voice, but otherwise rolled his eyes.

"Hello to you too Lisanna. What do you want?" He dulled out. He heard her sigh even though he figured he wasn't suppose to. He could also hear the guild in the background which probably meant she had him on speaker of sorts. They wanted to know how it was going with Lucy. He didn't know what to say to them. What could he tell them? 'Hey I found Lucy, but I pissed her off by attacking Loke. Oh and I made her faint when I stupidly shouted out about her being my mate before I told her personally. Now I'm hiding in a hotel room while she goes through the first stage of our mating ritual by herself, but she doesn't know that's it. Now she's going to wake up alone with nothing but his scarf, a letter, and a box for comfort.' Yeah, telling them that would go over real well. Erza would hop on the first train here to kill him herself. It's bad enough that when he got back she would probably want to any way.

"How's it going there Natsu?" He heard Master speak into the lacrima.

"Well she knows I'm here. She also knows she's my mate." Natsu couldn't think of what else to say. He didn't even know if Lucy was awake yet, or what she was seeing while sleeping. He just knew that she seeing their memories together. Memories he would always cherish. Anything having to do with her was to be cherished. She was his everything.

"Flame Brain! What did you do now?!" Gray yelled at him.

"Shut it Ice Prick! I've had a tough enough day without your added lip!" Natsu yelled back. He already felt like crying. He definitely didn't need his help feeling worse. Natsu absolutely hated himself for what he has done to Luce.

"Gray leave him alone. Right now he needs our support, not our critique. Just take it easy Natsu. We believe in you. Bring home our Lucy." Erza said. Her easy tone and words made him almost drop the lacrima in shock.

"Thanks guys. I'm gonna get some sleep. Long day tomorrow, got to convince my mate she's my mate and all." Natsu tried to push a smile into his voice at the end. After a few shouts of encouragement and some quick goodbyes, Natsu hung up. He had no intention of sleeping yet, but he wasn't up to making chit chat with his guild right now. As a matter of fact, he had better plans. He was going to prepare for tomorrow. He knew his Luce better then anyone. He grabbed his money and took off for town, he was going to need some supplies. Before this trip was over, Luce would be his true mate.

(With Lucy)

Lucy went to go check on Ambrosia. Who went off like she figured she would. Apparently Loke brought her in unconscious and laid her instantly in bed before telling Virgo to stay as long as she could.

"Lucy! Oh my goodness, please tell me you're okay now! I was so worried when you hadn't come back for a while. Than your spirit told me that you came home but were unconscious. I got scared. Are you alright? Do I need to send for the healer?" Ambrosia continued as Lucy flinched.

"I'm fine Ambrosia. I promise I don't need a healer. I'm sure Loke took me to one already anyway before bringing me here." Lucy replied, although she had a sneaking suspicion that it was Natsu who might have actually done so. Which meant if she was here and not there recuperating, than she truly was fine. Natsu never would have let her leave the healer unconscious and still injured. At the thought of the Pinkette, she had to hold back tears. Especially in front of Ambrosia. If she saw her crying, she would definitely think that she still needed a healer. She watched Ambrosia smile and smiled herself.

"Well if you're sure you're okay, than I'm going to retire for the night. All that worry has left me exhausted." Ambrosia chuckled. "Please do tell your spirit thank you for me. She was a very big help today." Ambrosia continued. "Oh and I like the scarf, it's quite cute on you." Ambrosia commented lastly, causing a blush to rise in Lucy's cheeks. Lucy thank her and walked back to her room. Once inside she pulled out one of her keys.

"Open gate of the Maiden, Virgo!" Lucy spoke. There in front of her appeared Virgo.

"You called for me Princess? Is it time for my punishment?" Virgo stated her usual speech she gave at every summon. Lucy just smiled at it.

"I wanted to start by thanking you for your help today with Lady Dalesworth. I really do appreciate you being there for her when I couldn't. She thanks you as well and says you were a great help." She saw this bring a smile to the spirit's face. "Now for the main reason I called for you. I need you to go and deliver a gift to a certain pink haired dragon slayer in town." Lucy finished smiling evilly at the idea in her head.

Before she could tell Virgo anymore, the house shook, and Lady Dalesworth's magic ward alarms went off. Someone was attacking the manor.