AN: Hello TMBC readers, I hope all of you are having a great (Morning/Afternoon/Night)! I hope you guys enjoy the chapter and the bunnies!
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Natsu groaned, his eyes cracking open at the soft beep of his phone notifying him it was time for him to get up. When Lucy shifted ever so slightly Natsu rolled quickly grabbing the phone to shut the alarm off in hopes of not waking her. The alarm shut down with a quick tap. Natsu sat up carefully at the side of the bed, turning his body to make sure he hadn't woken Lucy who didn't need to be up. His lips perked up a bit when his name slipped out of her lips while she slept, leaning towards her, his lips brushing over her cheek. As Natsu leaned back to the edge to get up Lucy scooted towards him basking in his warmth that radiated from the sheets, pillow, and blanket.
Natsu walked away heading for the black duffle bag that he'd brought with him yesterday, pulling out his extra suit and tie that he decided to bring along. Natsu groaned at the wrinkles as he walked to Lucy's counter putting the mound of clothes down before stepping away to grab a towel and to retrieve the iron from the trunk of his car.
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Natsu's smiled slightly thinking about how Lucy was hugging the pillow he'd been laying on before he got up. She looked so cute… He released a loving sigh, "Natsu!" His redheaded friend hissed loudly pulling him out of his dazed stare.
Natsu jolted back to life, his face a dark crimson color as everyone around him laughed when he realized he was still in the board meeting, giving a slight wave, "Sorry continue." He said professionally with a slight cough to clear his throat.
As the older men around him continued to laugh as another spoke up, "No worries lad! It's about time ya found yourself a wee lassie!"
A few of the men smirked, "Ya, if anything we're proud of ya kid!" another stated giving Natsu a pat on the back from his seat beside him.
Another nodded in agreement, "Especially if she's a keeper! Them right there are hard to find and keep!" the man commented throwing his arms around. Erza stood behind Natsu shaking her head at how quickly the seriousness of the meeting had shifted to casual talk… Erza turned on her heels heading to the mini bar in the room to grab a water. They were going to be here a while…
Another two men snorted at this while everyone else rang out with laughter, "Nah man, that's just you." Two of them said in union with a teasing snicker.
The man they were speaking to glared at them flipping them a shot of his middle finger, "What I'm just sayin man if you wanna keep a woman you gotta stop chasin skirts." One of the two men who'd spoken said in retaliation.
The redness in Natsu's cheeks dissipated at this, "You know Alzack, Macao's got ya there. How can you expect any woman to stay if all you do is going around shopping for the newer models?" the much older man pointed out from the opposing side of Natsu.
Alzack crossed his arms over his chest, "Oh come on gramps not you too!" he pouted. He'd figured out of all of them. The old timer would be on his side, but no… "I would have thought you of all people would back me traitor!" he told the older man.
Makarov just snickered, "Normally, I would; however, I must set a good example for the youngin's." he sang before quickly getting very depressed, "Plus, my wife would have my head..."
A few people snorted at his words, "That coming from a bigger perv then Alzack… I fear for you your wife's gonna be pissed." Erza intervened. Though the elder man was a sweetheart and was like a grandfather to her… She couldn't deny his level of pervertedness. Almost every woman in the building had their bottoms 'accidentally' groped.
Makarov's jaw dropped, "W-What?!" he stuttered in shock. "I have no idea what you mean! I am merely a victim of horrible timing I tell you! I never actually meant to touch any girls' bottoms!" he preached while Erza rolled her eyes, giving off a softly spoken unconvinced hum at his words, "Honest! I…"
Erza shot him a glare that made the older man freeze, the older man laughed nervously lightly tugging at his collar before looking back towards Natsu. "So my boy, when do you plan on bringing the lucky lady to meet everyone?" Makarov rushed to change the subject of conversation to save his life.
Natsu picked up a random stack of papers in front of him straightening them by tapping them o the desk, "Not anytime soon." he replied making Alzack and Makarov groan.
Everyone turned to Natsu with a raised eyebrow, "Why not?" they questioned.
Natsu gave them a dull glare, "I'm not trying to scare her off." He answered.
Makarov laughed hysterically while everyone looked on in confusion at his words, "What you mean?!"
"What's that suppose to mean?" Alzack and another man asked.
Natsu rolled his eyes at their words, "Mr. Dragneel?" he heard his name coming from the big double doors behind him. Natsu turned slightly in his chair, to face his temporary secretary, "You have a Lucy on the line for you! She said it's about your letter."
Everyone couldn't help but notice the twitch from Natsu's ears, everyone in the room snickered as a blush surfaced on his cheeks and got up to grab the phone in the room, "Patch her through." He said ignoring the hush hush conversation going on behind him. The woman nodded and left to do the task.
"Lucy huh?" Alzack said making Natsu peer over his shoulder at her name. Natsu glared when Alzack's eyebrows bounced, "If she's as hot as her name were in for a treat!" he teased as the phone rang.
Natsu picked up the phone putting it to his ear with one hand while his free hand flashed Alzack his middle finger. Alzack laughed only to be jumped by a few of the other men in the room trying to shut the man up so they could eavesdrop. They couldn't help but notice the way Natsu face suddenly lit up, "Well, good morning sleeping beauty." He said.
Alzack growled irritated at being held down by a bunch of men, making quick work to get their hands off his mouth by licking their hands, "Ew, Alzack! You nasty bastard!" the man covering his mouth hissed out.
Natsu ignored them, "Yeah? That sounds great!" he beamed nodding to himself.
Alzack swiftly broke free from his captives and made a dive for the phone only to miss it but managed to hit the speaker button on the phones operating the system. "I can't wait to see you!" Lucy's voice causing all the men in the room to stop moving and shut up immediately. Even Alzack whom Natsu was now glaring at fiercely, "Natsu?"
Natsu jolted at his name, "Y-Yeah?" he answered wanting so badly to beat the hell out of Alzack who looked like he'd just spotted an angel.
"Did I catch you at a bad time?" Lucy questioned guiltily.
Natsu's eyes widened a little, "What?!" he screeched out before continuing, "No-No-No-No-No-No, my employee," He started looking towards Alzack, "is acting like an idiot!"
"She sounds super-hot!" Alzack commented as a few guys dragged him away from Natsu before he got murdered. Holding him down to the floor and covering his mouth as they all listened in.
Natsu sighed putting the phone back down on the desk, deciding to leave it on so the nosy ones would stop trying to eavesdrop. "Haha, I see." Lucy laughed out causing his lips to perk up ever so slightly.
"What are you doing right now?" Natsu questioned all the men in the room snickered with dirty thoughts.
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"Well, since my job is closed for a little bit for damage repair Nina decided to drag me out of bed to teach me self-defense. She said its something every girl needs to know." Lucy explained her phone pressed to her ear as she pulled up her black shorts above her knees. They were standing in a place the girls called the locker room. A few girls she noticed stared at her uncovered chest angrily. Lucy reached up cupping her hand over the phone's speaker as if to quiet her voice, "The girls around here are strange."
"Yeah, you'll come across a few weird ones suppose." Natsu replied with a soft chuckle, "Did you need to talk to me about somethin Luce?" he continued.
Lucy smiled, a slight blush present on her face as she bashfully scratched at her cheek with her index finger, "I wanted to give you an answer, but I'd be lying if I told you that was the only reason I called." She confessed.
"Huh? What's the other reason?" Natsu asked confused a little.
Nina poked her head around the corner of the lockers. Her patience running thin with waiting to start her lesson. Though she calmed when she found her sitting on the bench in front of her locker in her shorts and sports bra.
"I mean, I did wanna give you a yes to your note, but… the main reason is because I-I just couldn't wait to hear your voice." Lucy explained bashfully before hearing strange echoing sounds from the background of the call. A muffle 'Will you guys shut the hell up' from Natsu.
"Lucy, are you talking to your boyfriend?!" Nina makes her presence known with an all-knowing smile as she sat leaning against the side of the lockers. Lucy blushed at the title she'd given Natsu, but at the same time, she couldn't deny it, right? After all, Natsu was a boy and was her friend, but somehow the way the girl said it made it feel like the word had a different meaning than the one she was imagining. Lucy replies with an unsure nod and Nina pushes herself off the locker, walking towards her with her hand out, "Here let's send him a present!" Nina suggested.
Lucy face flashed a confused stare from Nina to the phone again, 'A present? I could send him a present from this thing?' she thought. Lucy's eyebrow arched up in confusion, "I-I can send him a present?" she voiced her thoughts making Nina giggle at how not so up to date on technology she was for her age. It made her really cute!
Nina took the phone as Lucy held it out to her with a nod, "Yep, now stand just like this…" Nina instructed helping her with the post. Giving her a nod of approval before stepping back holding the phone sideways, the back facing Lucy which only succeeded in confusing her more, but Lucy shrugged it off trusting Nina. Watching as Nina tilted the phone in various directions before breaking out into a grin, "now a smile and blow me a kiss!"
Staring up Lucy broke out into fits of giggles, her mothers face hovering over her young body as she laid on her back on her mother's legs. Lucy grabbed at her mothers long blonde hair, holding it securely within her small fingers as her mom's fingers danced over her stomach. "Hahaha, is that ticklish? Is that ticklish?!" she repeated cooing over younger self like a doting mom.
Layla stopped giving her child a little room to breathe as they sat in her parent's open clam bed, her mother leaned over towards her, her fingers looming evilly over her, "You better blow me kisses or next I'll give you raspberries next!" Layla threateningly but playfully sang. Lucy giggled at the threat but released one of her hands from her mother's hair, to bring her hand to her lips, giving her open hand a big kiss before blowing the kiss towards the woman like she'd been taught.
As Layla sat there beaming with pride, Lucy could only lay there in a fit of giggles at her mother's strange happiness. Still not quite understanding the gesture that'd been taught to her.
Nina called waving her hand in front of Lucy's face the idea of taking the picture out of the window when the girl suddenly spaced out, "Lucy? Yo, you there?"
Lucy jerked back to life, "Huh? Oh-Oh yeah, sorry." She apologized with a blush as she grabbed at her bangs playing with the long strands. That was one of her fondest memories of her mother. Lucy frowned, but that was also one of the only moments she'd gotten to have with her too, "Sorry, I was just uh reminiscing…
Nina tilted her head to the side, "Reminiscing?" she repeated. She was going to question her more but beyond her eyes she could see an underlining sadness that seemed to come along with the whatever memory Lucy had been reminiscing about.
Lucy nodded blinking back the feeling of crying, "Yeah, anyways uh are you sure about Natsu liking this? If you ask me, it sounds a bit childish…" she asked.
Nina nodded breaking out into a grin deciding not to probe the girl about it right now, "Relax and trust me, he'll love it!" she beamed as she helped Lucy back into position. "Alright, now your gonna blow me a kiss and when I say hold position just hold still, okay." Nina instructed watching carefully, "Stop!" she commanded watching Lucy did as she was told.
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"Kyaa! You look so hot!" Natsu heard Nina squeal from the other end of the phone. He heard some shuffling around in the background, "Now click this and this annnnd..."
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Natsu raised an eyebrow as he pulled his cell phone from his pocket with a soft hum. His eyebrows bounced in surprise, blushing at how adorable he found the photo to be, saving to his images immediately, "Oh-Oh wow, thank you I will forever treasure this!" he says as he does this. "And Nina," he started as he readjusted his body to keep certain nosy people from viewing the photo he'd gotten. It wasn't anything showy, but still! "for some time now I'd been on the fence about calling you a possible friend, but I think you and I will are gonna be really good buddies!" he commented pushing Alzack's face away from him as he tried peeking over his shoulder.
"You don't think I look weird?" He heard Lucy ask making him look bewildered that she could even consider that weird.
Alzack tried to reach over and snatch the phone, but Natsu was too quick! Expecting such a move, "Hey, stop it's my phone assholes!" he growled.
"But I wanna see too!" Alzack whined like the perverted little man child he currently was.
Natsu blinked in surprise, "What?! Hell no, you look hot! Where did you even get that idea from?" he questioned blushing madly as he realizes he said she was hot for the first time since he'd met her. He'd never been embarrassed to tell a girl she looked good before… Was it because he was in front of his employees? Nah, can't be… he'd been in front of them last time when he was dating that other girl before Lisanna. Shaking his head he turned his conversation back to Alzack who was still trying to sneak a peek at his cell phone, "Hell no, she's mine so only I get to look perverted bastard!"