Summary: It's that time of the month again….

Pairings: Natsu/Happy/Lucy friendship and implied Natsu/Lucy.

YouTube Prompt: Might have prompted this one before, can't remember, by a Natsu/Lucy video to 'What if this Storm Ends' by Snow Patrol because I think the lyrics would be very fitting for the pair after a deadly battle.

"NATSU!"

It was a normal morning at Lucy's apartment which meant Happy and Natsu already cleaned out Lucy's fridge, made mess of her table and carpet, rummaged through her underwear drawer, and been reading her private work, all a good reason for Lucy to be furious (if you ask anyone but Natsu and Happy) but the Dragon Slayer knew that couldn't be why she was angry since she had stopped shouting about all that crap months ago, something new must have pissed her off.

As to prove him right, Lucy suddenly shoved her forearm in Natsu's face. "See!" she hissed furiously. "See what your cat has done now!"

"What have I done?!" Happy wailed indignantly. "I'm better behaved than Natsu."

"It's just a bite," Natsu shrugged as he absentmindedly scratched his chest, "no biggie."

"No biggie? No biggie?!" Lucy screeched, getting shriller and shriller each second. Natsu and Happy both grimaced as their ears were beginning to ache. "Do you have any idea how annoying and unhygienic these are?! Of course not!" she snapped before Natsu could open his mouth. "You're oblivious to your own bites!" Natsu blinked, looked down, and felt his jaw drop open as he realised his chest was dotted with little red bite marks. When the hell did that happen?! "You forgot again, didn't you?" Lucy narrowed her eyes at him. "You forgot that time of the month."

"No I didn't!" Natsu protested. "You don't start that until next week, I can smell-"

Lucy slapped a hand over his mouth before he could say anything more mortifying. "Not my time of the month, you moron!" she shouted. "Happy's time of the month!"

"What?!" Happy squeaked indignantly. "I don't have a time of a month! I'm a cat not a girl!"

"Oh yeah," Natsu said sheepishly, "I forgot. We've been so busy, you know what with-"

"I know!" Lucy interrupted hastily, her cheeks burning red, "but now we have to deal with the consequences of our forgetfulness. Starting with burning my bed sheets-"

"Ooh!" Natsu said excitedly. "Can I do that?!"

Lucy's eye twitched slightly. "Outside and nowhere near my apartment," she relented, Natsu ran to scoop up Lucy's bed sheets when she suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him back, "after," she stressed, "we deal with Happy."

Happy swallowed as a dark aura seeped out of Natsu and Lucy, their eyes glinted gold like demons as Lucy pulled her whip out, and one of Natsu's fists lit up in flames….

And then Happy remembered; it was his time of the month!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The citizens of Magnolia who happened to be walking down Strawberry Street all jumped out of their skins as a blue cat jumped out of the window above them screaming. Not that the cat got very far, a magical whip flew out, wrapped itself round his waist, and pulled him back, and then two familiar sets of hands grabbed hold of him and tried to wrestle him back into the apartment. The citizens watched for a few minutes, and then shrugged, and carried on.

It must be that time of the month again.

"I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A FLEA BATH!"