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Fairy Tail Guild Hall (One week later)
For once since the guild's very inception, it was a calm day within the halls of Fairy Tail. Even though the building was filled with various assortments of mages and wizards bearing the symbol of the mythical fairy, there was an aura of calmness that was rarely seen. There was still noisy and booming laughter reverberating throughout the hall, mostly by the drunkards and young mages, but compared to how raucous and wild it usually was, it was quite tranquil.
And this was mostly due in part to a certain dragon slayer having been absent for over a week.
It had been quite some time since Natsu had gone on a quest of sorts, which was making him itch for some sort of action. Erza, sensing this as well as noting all the various brawls her boyfriend was consistently starting due to his rambunctiousness, decided to pick up a quest to alleviate his boredom, while also using it to give the guild a break from the unruliness Natsu had been creating. What surprised her most however was how quick Lisanna seemed to jump at the chance to join the two.
While Erza had no problem in taking the young Take-Over mage with them, there was a small part of her that wanted to use this quest as a chance to get some alone time with her polyamorous boyfriend. It was clear ever since Natsu and Lisanna's date that the Take-Over wizard was using every chance she got to stay close to the dragon slayer. Whether it was because of subtle jealousy or simply the urge to make up for lost time, Erza didn't know but she had no desire to push the two apart. If anything, she welcomed the chance to also grow close to Mira's younger sister as it was only by strengthening their own bonds that this odd polyamorous relationship that they all had forged would stay strong. And so, the three had gone off on their quest and were now on their way back the Fairy Tail guild with their heads held high and their pockets a bit more filled than when they had first left.
Natsu stretched his arms high in the air as the three started nearing the huge stairs that lead to the guild hall. As they fell back down, he wrapped them around Erza's and Lisanna's shoulders and pulled them close to him. The dragon slayer looked to his left, eyeing up his newest girlfriend, and noted the new twin-tailed hairstyle she was currently trying out. At first he had thought nothing of it in the beginning of their quest, until Erza roughly elbowed him in the abdomen and told him to offer up a compliment to Lisanna.
'Hrgh, I can still that sore spot where Erza hit me. Hmm, maybe I should say something nice again to Lisanna since she looked so happy last time I did.' Coughing quietly to clear his throat, Natsu turned towards Lisanna with a smile on his face. "I know I already said something a few days ago, Lisanna, but seriously, you are rocking that new hairdo. Heh, you look so cute, like when we were kids." He felt Lisanna gleefully lean into his embrace and press her head into his chest.
"Hehe, geez Natsu, when did you become such a charmer? Not that I mind of course." Lisanna giggled, hiding her rosy cheeks as she pushed herself closer to her boyfriend. 'Guess I owe Mira for giving me all those fashion magazines before we left.' She thought as she looked down at her current attire, which had also influenced her on what to wear. Right now she was currently rocking a blue top with white lines that cut off right at the shoulder and serrated edges at the bottom. Near the middle of the top, it had a large open seam with gray horizontal diamond shapes that showed plenty of cleavage, which she noticed her boyfriend currently trying to subtly peek at.
Teasingly grinning, Lisanna moved her lips towards his ear and whispered, "Looking for something, Natsu?"
Having been caught red-handed, Natsu nervously blushed and tilted his head to look up at the sky, which made Lisanna giggle to herself. Moving from one girlfriend to the next, he couldn't help but also stare at how gorgeous Erza was in her current outfit. As always, the scarlet-haired wizard was wearing her favorite brand of armor, Heart Kreuz, but this one was part of the newer lineup that had recently came out about a year ago. The silver armor was far shinier than any of their counterparts and the chest plate was missing, leaving the top of Erza's bosom to be seen. Whether she chose to wear this particular because of what Lisanna was sporting was unknown to the dragon slayer, but he was more than happy to see it all the same.
One of Erza's eyebrows perked upwards as she side-eyed her boyfriend, asking him with a subtle smirk, "Eager for more, Natsu? And here I thought you got enough at the hotel last night. Surely Lisanna and I were more than enough to tame your unruly lust?" She saw the Take-Over mage hide her blush and look off towards the side from her words.
Remembering how amazing it had been to share his bed with his scarlet-haired and ivory-haired lovers, a lewd part of him wanted to dig his hands underneath their respective tops and rest his calloused palms onto their breasts but fought back the urge as they began walking up the crowded stairs. Feeling his cock throb awkwardly in his white trousers, he coughed awkwardly and also avoided Erza's sensual stare. "…No comment." He heard Erza chuckle under her breath, making his heart flutter from how beautiful it sounded.
Seeing the top of the guild peek out from the horizon, Natsu became more excited and sprinted up the stairs. Running ahead of his girlfriends, he ran at full speed and jumped in the air, pointing his feet towards the large double doors, and kicked it open with fiery force. His unfortunate boisterousness however led to several guild members who were trying to exit the guild to be blown into the air and slam into the walls across the hall.
"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! GUESS WHO'S BACK BABY!?" Natsu excitedly bellowed as he jumped into the guild.
This led to a collective groan to emanate through 99% of the guild hall at seeing that their week of peace was now over.
"HAHAHAHA! Boy, it's good to be-AGH!" Natsu yelped, feeling a familiar armored gauntlet harshly smack the back of his head. He crouched, rubbing his throbbing cranium, as tears of pain peeked from the edges of his eyes.
"IDIOT! Must you always incessantly and bombastically barge into our guild like an unruly savage every time!?" Erza roughly chided him, digging her gauntlet harder into her boyfriend's skull. Though she knew she was being harsh with him, it was only to keep up appearances for the other guild members so as not to arise any suspicion. If she was seen as coddling or seemingly allow Natsu to do as he pleased, it would no doubt be seen as odd since she was usually the one to punish him if he got too rowdy in the past. 'Ugh, he should know better by now, yet he still continues to vexingly continue his rambunctious ways! It's as if he does this to simply annoy me.'
Lisanna sweatdropped as she walked up to Erza and rested her palm against the knight's gauntlet that was currently grinding against their shared boyfriend's head. "Erza, not so hard now. If his behavior is any evidence, poor Natsu barely has any brain cells to rub together. So maybe roughly beating him up is probably the wrong way to go?" She calmly stared at the Requip wizard for a few seconds, watching her contemplate, until Erza slowly nodded her head and removed her gauntlet from Natsu's head.
Natsu then shakily got up from the floor, giving Lisanna a grateful smile, and sheepishly apologized to Erza, who glared at him before huffing and stomped off towards Makarov's office. "I will tell the Master of our return, though no doubt he already knows due to a certain someone's loud entrance." Erza said as she began walking up the stairs to the next floor.
As they watched the S-class wizard walk away, Lisanna shot her own annoyed glare at the dragon slayer. "As rough as she was with you, Erza's isn't wrong, y'know? You could've really hurt someone by barging in like that!"
"Oh come on, Lisanna, I didn't hurt anyo-"
Suddenly a slurry of pained voices emanated throughout the guild hall, cutting off the fire wizard.
"Oh my back…I think I broke my back!"
"My legs…my legs…oh god, now they're even more broken than they already were!"
"My nose! My humongously hideous nose! Now it's even uglier!"
Lisanna crossed her arms and perked an eyebrow up as she frowned towards the dragon slayer.
"…Okay, so maybe three people got hurt, but considering my usual standards, that's really low!" Natsu defended himself, earning an annoyed sigh from the ivory-haired girl as she walked towards the bar. "Oh come on, Lisanna! Don't be mad!" He complained and followed behind her. As they made their way towards the bar top, they noticed Mirajane backing out of the double doors that led to the kitchen and saw her holding an abnormally large barrel. Noticing her slightly struggling, the fire wizard rushed over to her and hopped over the counter. Pushing his hands against her back, he felt her jerk slightly as she turned her head to see who was grabbing her and watched as her expression melted into a happy smile.
"Natsu! I thought I heard you screaming! Oh, Lisanna! Welcome back too!" Mira happily greeted her sister.
"Here, let me help you, Mira. Go on and hug your sister." Natsu said, grabbing the barrel from his white-haired girlfriend's hands. Mira smiled gratefully and blew him a subtle air kiss before rushing towards her little sister. He watched the older Strauss grab and spin her little sister around as they hugged, making him smile at seeing how happy the two sisters were. 'I'm really glad that they're on better terms now. It was a little awkward after my first date with Lisanna, but it seems like things are slowly going back to normal with them. Or…as normal as it can get for sisters sharing a single boyfriend, I guess.'
Gently, the dragon slayer laid the barrel near the edge of the bar and walked back to the two Strauss sisters. Judging by what he was hearing from them, it seemed like Lisanna had started telling Mira about their recent quest. "Yeah, it was super chill. Well, minus the dark magic baddies that dog-napped the rich noble's pet. But they were easy to beat down once the three of us got serious. Oh man, you should've seen it, sis, Erza made a guy freakin' pee himself because she was so scary! Right, Natsu?" Lisanna laughed as she took a seat on the nearest bar stool and sat next to her elder sister.
"Yep, sadly I can no longer say that I've never seen a man wizz in his pants anymore. That poor bastard was forced to watch as we kicked the literal shit outta all his buddies. Once he was the last, Erza stabbed almost a hundred swords in a giant circle around him. Sheesh, I've never seen a grown man weep so hard in all my life." Natsu shook his head with a grin. "That guy is never gonna live that down, hahaha!"
"That definitely sounds like something Erza would do, haha…" Mira chuckled softly. Her tender smile than turned more mischievous as she turned back to her little sister. "Now then, I'd be remiss if I didn't ask if the three of you got into some…fun during your little quest." The bar maiden's smirk grew larger as she saw Lisanna's face turn as red as a tomato.
"M-Mira! Don't be ridiculous! Of course we didn't do anything like you're thinking!" Lisanna vehemently whispered to her older sister. She could tell that Mira didn't believe her with the suspicious frown she was giving her. 'There's no way I'm admitting to Mira what happened after the job. Ugh, why did I have to get so drunk at the celebratory feast that the noble threw for us? All I remember after three drinks was waking up in bed naked with Erza and Natsu on both sides of me...if Mira ever finds about that, she'll never let me live it down!' Subtly, she threw the dragon slayer a threatening glare that told him that if he mentioned any of the lewd details, then there was nothing on this planet that could protect him from her animal take-over wrath.
Natsu gulped quietly from seeing Lisanna's scary stare. "Y-Yeah! I'm all business when it comes to my job!" He boasted as he slammed a fist onto his chest proudly.
His pride then took a major blow as he heard the entirety of his guild break out in rancorous laughter from his words.
"OI, WHAT'S SO FUNNY?! I WAS BEING SERIOUS! DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE AND KICK ALL OF YOUR ASSES!" Natsu screamed, only being held back as both Lisanna and Mirajane grabbed his flailing arms and pushed him back onto his seat.
"Calm down, sweetie, they're just messing around. Besides, you have to admit that your behavior whenever you go on to quests is…well, not exactly what people could say is 'professional.' Oh come on, don't pout at me like that. You know I'm right." Mira giggled, brushing one of her hands through his hair playfully. Quietly, while making sure no one was looking at them, she gave the fire mage a quick peck on the cheek. "There, forgive me?"
Rubbing the place where the bar maiden had kissed him, Natsu's cheeks burned red as he muttered, "…I guess," as he grinned at her. Mira and him then held a fair bit of romantic eye contact before being cut off by a certain jealous younger sister's coughing. They both turned to her enviously frowning at them, which made the two chuckle and apologize. Before Lisanna could something, Natsu felt someone tugging on the lower end of his pants. He looked down and was surprised to see Asuka was the one yanking on his trousers. "Yo, Asuka, what's up?"
"Play with me! I'm bored and mommy doesn't want to be my horsie, so you have to do it!" Asuka smiled, repeatedly pulling on his pants as she did so.
"Eh, no way! I'm a Fairy Tail wizard, not some lame horse! There's no way in heck that I'm-" Natsu stopped, seeing that the little girl was on the cusp of tears because of his denial of her innocent plea. Panicking, the dragon slayer crouched to her level and frantically waved his hands. "Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait, y-you didn't let me finish, Asuka! Umm uhh, what I meant was that I'm not some lame horse…on certain days!"
Sniffling quietly, Asuka replied, "…Certain days?"
"Yeah, umm, that means that only on special days can I be a horse-"
"Horsie." Asuka corrected him.
Natsu sighed. "…A horsie…but today is your lucky day because today is the day that…I…can be your horsie." He sighed again as he got on all fours while the young girl began jumping up and down happily. 'Well, at least one of us is happy about this arrangement.' The dragon slayer grumbled inwardly, looking to his two ivory-haired girlfriends and saw them giggling at him. As he frowned upwardly at them for seemingly take pleasure in his misfortune, Asuka gleefully hopped onto his back, making him slightly grunt, and started kicking his sides with her boots.
"Hi-ho, Natsu, away!" Asuka clacked her boots against his ribs, which made Natsu grunt once again. "Come on, Natsu, goooooooo!" She complained until he finally started moving, albeit much more slowly than she liked. "Natsuuuuuuuuu, faster! Faster faster fasteeeeeeeeeer!" The small cowgirl laughed as Natsu imitated a horse as he neighed loudly and picked up speed. Together, the two began their trek around the guild, gaining the attention of many of the guild members, even the ones who he had previously injured.
"Haha, yeah, kick him harder, Asuka!"
"Use your spurs, Asuka! Right in the ribs!"
"And punch him in his perfectly chiseled nose while you're at it!"
Natsu scowled towards them, sending them back into the holes in the wall that he sent them careening into earlier. His vision was then forced back forward as Asuka pulled on his hair and made him continue his trek. As he did, he saw and heard scores of guild members laughing and pointing at him as he passed their tables. Gritting his teeth, he stifled all the curse words that were bubbling up his throat seeing as he didn't want to teach Asuka any bad words on account of him. 'Just remember their faces, Natsu, then carefully craft your revenge and all the pain you'll soon inflict on them.'
"Hey, Asuka, nice horse you got there! He's kinda ugly, but even ugly horses still need to be fed." Elfman joked, tossing a carrot onto Natsu's head as he passed, which Asuka made sure to grab.
"Thanks, Elfyman!" Asuka smiled, handing the carrot to Natsu, who took a furious bite out of it.
Taking a look at the hulking giant that was Elfman, Natsu couldn't fight the smirk that stretched across his face. 'Let him laugh. Little does he know that I'm sleeping with both of his sisters.' He laughed haughtily as he stared at him, which confused the manly Take-Over mage.
Back towards the sisters on the dragon slayer's mind, they continued staring as their boyfriend continued humoring Asuka's childish desire. They were then joined by Erza who had returned after debriefing Makarov about their recent quest. Perplexed as to why Natsu was being led around by a giddily laughing Asuka, she turned to the two Strauss sisters and asked, "Why is my boyfriend being used as a horse?"
"Horsie, actually." Lisanna corrected with a giggle.
"What?" Erza asked.
"Err, never mind that, Erza. Asuka was just bored and lassoed Natsu into one of her childish games. Try not to get too angry at her and make her pee her pants or anything, alright?" Mira snickered along with Lisanna.
Erza sighed as she dragged a hand across her face. "So they told you, huh? Look, it's not my fault that simpleton couldn't hold his bladder."
"After you unleashed your entire barracks of swords onto him?" Mira asked with a raised brow.
"…More like a quarter of my barracks. Nevertheless, if one proceeds to call themselves a dark guild wizard, then they should at least be able to handle a bit of danger without crying like a simpering child." Erza waved her hand towards Asuka as she continued, "Why I imagine Asuka could have handled what I threw at him better than he did. What a massive disappointment that entire quest was…well, almost the entire quest anyways." She threw Lisanna a subtle grin, which made her blush and turn her crimson-cheeked face away from her older sister's suspicious gaze.
Trying to change the conversation before Mira could incessantly question her, Lisanna quickly stammered the first thing that popped into her head. "S-So, Natsu would make an excellent dad, don't you two think?" She pointed towards both Asuka and Natsu, who seemed to actually be having some fun as he continued imitating a bucking bronco. A smile broke out on her face as Lisanna stared at the two, imagining instead of Asuka riding on Natsu's back, there was a white-haired little girl with salmon streaks in her hair.
Mirajane was the next to daydream about her hypothetical child with the man of her dreams. She imagined a miniature version of her past tomboy self running around the guild as Natsu and herself manned the bar. Giggling to herself, she turned to see her little sister blushing excessively as she was also clearly imagining her own imaginary child with the dragon slayer. Her eyes then moved to the scarlet knight and saw her seemingly deep in thought. Deciding to tease Erza, Mira stepped closer to her and whispered, "Tell me, Erza, do you think Natsu would be a good father? I know for sure that you've thought about kids and about the future with him."
Erza, blushing, toyed with her hair while her eyes stayed glued to her boyfriend. 'As foolish as Natsu can be, I at least can say that he's great with kids. Perhaps because he can relate to them on some simple kind of level? Bah, I shouldn't let Mira's obvious teases muddle with my thoughts.' Removing her hand from her hair, the scarlet warrior shrugged her shoulders in response. "To be quite frank, I've hardly even given it any thought. We're all still fairly young wizards and I would still like to be able to go out on quests freely. A child needs constant care and nurturing, so having one right now seems like a bad choice and I would much rather live happily in the moment."
Lisanna seemed to agree with Erza, much to her sister's annoyance. "Not to mention, even if you had a hypothetical baby with Natsu, where would you even live? Fairy Hills has a no-baby policy, which was why Bisca had to leave once she got pregnant with Asuka before she got married to Alzack, and Natsu's place is way too small to raise a family in." A shiver suddenly jolted up her back as she heard a low titter utter her older sibling's breath.
"Oh, believe me, little sis, I have a fool-proof plan in mind and what the plan iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis-"
"You want to build Natsu a bigger house so we can all live together in." Erza cut her off.
"HOW DID YOU-" Mira stopped, noticing that she was gaining unwanted attention by her shouting, and lowered her voice into a quiet whisper through gritted teeth. "-Know what I was going to say?!"
Erza rolled her eyes and replied, "Because I thought of that idea first, which is why I sent Lucy and Cana out on that quest a few days ago. Money is necessary for a complex home improvement project like this, and even with all our combined savings, we'll still need plenty of funds to accommodate all the essentials."
"Ooooooooh, is that why you were being so harsh with Natsu on our quest? I mean, I know you've always been strict with him during past missions with him, but you seemed to be particularly on his case concerning his impulsive demeanor." Lisanna commented.
Nodding her head, Erza said, "Exactly and if I would've left Natsu be his usual, if I can be blunt, hot-headed and idiotic self, then we would've never gotten the full amount from our client. Usually in these situations, I allow that fool to do as he pleases and it often ends up leading to us getting a significantly reduced stipend, if we even get paid at all," she finished with a heavy sigh.
Mirajane pouted at hearing all that. "Geez, way to keep me out of the loop, Erza! If I had known you were planning all this, then I could've helped by getting some extra shifts here at the bar or scrounged up some modeling gigs or something."
"Then now that you know, you can do exactly that. Who knows, maybe we can do some modeling gigs together or something, sis!" Lisanna offered, which seemed to make her older sister happy to hear and break her out of her pouting.
"OH! That's a great idea, Lisanna! I could easily put in some good words for you and once I tell my old contacts about how we're related, then you'd be a shoo-in for sure! Yes, let's do it!" Mira then wrapped her younger sister into a tight hug.
Lisanna smiled and eagerly reciprocated the hug. "Aww, well thanks, sis. I can't wait-" Her words were then cut off as Mira suddenly pushed her away and she saw an oddly intense stare on her older sister's face. "Uhh, Mira, you ok?"
"…My harem senses are tingling! Our Natsu is next to someone who's sexually attracted to him! Oh goody, who could it be?" Mirajane clapped her hands excitedly and rushed to the other end of the bar so she could examine what women were around her boyfriend.
Lisanna and Erza simply stood there confused as to what "harem senses" were and how exactly Mira could have possibly even acquired such strangely comedic powers.
Back to the man in question, Natsu deadpanned as he continued acting like a horse. Neighing faintly, he turned his head to see if Asuka was enjoying herself still, which she clearly was if her laughing and smiling were anything to go off of. Unable to stop a smile of his own from forming, he grinned and continued his trek forward. As he did so, they ended up passing by a table where Bisca was sitting at, and once she saw them, she began waving at her young daughter.
"Hi, mommy! Look look! Look at me ride!" Asuka giggled as she waved back at her mother. "Come on, horsie, ride to mama!"
Natsu neighed in reply and did as he was commanded by the little cowgirl.
Once they made it to Bisca, she ruffled her daughter's hair and smiled down at her. "I see that you're having fun, sweetie. Be sure to thank Natsu for playing with you after you're done, okay?" She then moved to look at Natsu and mouthed, "thank you so much for humoring my selfish daughter."
"Don't worry about it." Natsu mouthed back with a grin.
Still rubbing her fingers through her Asuka's hair, Bisca whispered, "I promise I'll make this up to you somehow."
Natsu waved her off with one of his hands, whispering back, "No thanks is necessary. C'mon, Bisca, we're family and this is what family does."
'If that was true, then it would be Alzack who would be playing with his daughter and not getting drunk at some random bar.' Forcing a smile on her face, Bisca said, "You're one of a kind, Natsu. Truly you are." She then moved her other hand onto his shoulder, rubbing it affectionately. 'Mmm, so…firm. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since Natsu has always been rather big. Mmm…I wonder where else he's big…'
"Bisca?" Natsu muttered, looking to her hand that was still feeling up his shoulder.
Realizing what she was doing and thinking, Bisca quickly moved her hand away and hid her rosy cheeks away from both her daughter's and Natsu's stares. "S-Sorry! I got lost in my thoughts there for a second. You two keep having fun though, h-hehe." She tilted her hat downwards to cover her face and waited until the two moved away before lowering her head onto the table. 'What is wrong with me?! Having sexual thoughts about one of my friends while my own daughter was right there!? Ugh, this is all Alzack's fault. He hasn't touched me in so long and I have needs too damn it! Well, at least nobody noticed that awkward interaction…'
Little did Bisca know that a certain bar maiden was furiously scrubbing her name on a notepad with tiny hearts surrounding the page.
'I guess all the rumors about Bisca and Alzack's marriage being on the fritz see to be true sadly. Hopefully the other rumors about Alzack cheating aren't though. He doesn't seem the type, but you never know with some people. Still, even with all that, now isn't the right time to focus in on Bisca. I can tell that she seems to be struggling with her lustful feelings and it's best if she's left to stew in them and come to terms with them herself…at least for now.' As Mira drew with the final heart, once more her harem senses started ringing in her head. 'Another one?! My my, Natsu, aren't you Mr. Popular all of a sudden, hehe. I guess I shouldn't be surprised after all the popularity he's gotten ever since he defeated Acnologia and saved the world. I bet the majority of Earthland's and Alvarez's female population have recently become Natsu-sexual since then hehehe.'
"Natsu…" Asuka started tapping Natsu's head to get his attention. "Why is that creepy blue-haired woman starting at us?"
Natsu followed where Asuka was pointing and saw a familiar woman lurking behind a pillar. "Juvia?" He asked, meeting the rain mage's eyes for a few seconds before she quickly ducked behind the pillar. Mildly chuckling to himself, he looked back to Asuka as he said, "Hah, that's just how Juvia is. Don't worry too much about it. It's just part of her charm as a member of our family. Here, let's go talk to her." The dragon slayer then began crawling towards the water wizard, waving boisterously at her as Asuka mimicked his motions.
Sighing to herself at having been caught, Juvia waved awkwardly back. "H-Hello, Natsu. Asuka. Umm…why are you crawling on your knees like a dog, Natsu?"
Before he could answer, Asuka butted into the conversation, "Natsu isn't a dog! He's my horsie! Dogs don't like carrots, but horsies do. Watch!" She then reached into one of her pockets and dug out a few baby carrots and offered them close to Natsu's mouth. "Here, horsie, eat!"
Recoiling from the offering, Natsu could tell from the smell alone that those tiny carrots had been inside Asuka's pockets for quite some time. "Uhh, this horsie is gonna have to pass. I already filled up on sugar cubes and carrots will only upset my-"
"EAT THE CARROTS!"
Shuddering, Natsu stifled a few gags and grabbed the carrots from Asuka's hands and ate them. As he chewed on them, the dragon slayer forced a smile on his face so the little girl wouldn't cry and swallowed them with a loud gulp. "…Mmm, very…delicious. Thank you, Asuka." He flatly said, trying his best not to gag.
Juvia couldn't help but giggle from the two's humorous interaction. "How adorable. Well, if Juvia may compliment your horsie, he seems to be very…s-strong and c-cute."
Asuka beamed proudly at hearing her noble steed be complimented and slapped the fire mage's back, making him grunt from the surprisingly sharp pain from her tiny hands. "Thanks, Juvia! I guess you're not so weird after all!"
"HUH?!" Juvia exclaimed as comical tears began drooping from her eyes.
Ignorant to the rain mage's humorous anguish, Asuka led Natsu away and continued their ride throughout the guild. Even through her goofy tears however, Juvia's eyes stayed glued to the dragon slayer, while staring a bit too intensely at his behind as he crawled away. 'Natsu…Natsu…Natsu-sama. Mmm, why are you stuck inside Juvia's mind? We hardly even know each other, yet Juvia cannot stop thinking about you. Is it perhaps because of our opposite natures and conflicting magic? Or is this simply because Juvia is trying to fill the void in her heart because of Gray's rejection of Juvia? Oh, if only Juvia could know…'
"Juvia?"
"AHH!" Juvia yelped, feeling her body jolt in fright at being snuck up on. She turned to see Mira giggling with her usual smile right next to her, leading to the rain wizard to sigh. "Oh, Mira, it's only you. Please do not sneak up on Juvia when she is deep in thought. Juvia's heart almost beat out of her chest…"
"Hehe, sorry about that Juvia. I just saw you here standing and staring all alone that I thought you use some company." Moving closer, Mira whispered into Juvia's ear, "By the way, if you keep staring at Natsu's butt so hotly, you might accidentally burn a hole into it."
"HUH?! W-W-W-What are you talking about, Mirajane!? Juvia wasn't staring at Natsu's b-b-b-butt! No! Juvia was…w-was…looking at that dangerous spill right by Macao's table! If somebody were to slip on it, then they could potentially break their leg or worse!"
Pointing to the tiny, near non-existent spill near the corner of Macao's table, Juvia rushed over there and used her water magic to levitate the liquid up from the wooden floorboard. She then put it back into Macao's cup, who wasn't paying attention as he was laughing and pointing at Natsu still crawling on his hands and knees. The rain mage then rushed back to Mira and halted just before running straight into the bar maiden. "See?! See?! Juvia wasn't…Juvia wasn't…you don't believe Juvia in the slightest, do you?"
"Sweetie, even a blind person who's deaf in both ears could easily tell that you've got the hots for Mr. Dragneel." Mirajane smirked.
"Oh, this is so embarrassing." Juvia clapped her hands to cover her blushing cheeks.
"Trust me, Juvia, it's not as embarrassing as you might think. Here let's go talk somewhere private so people won't hear us." Mira motioned towards the back of the bar, watching as Juvia took one last look at Natsu before following her. As they walked away, she made eye contact with Lisanna, who seemed to be giving her a warning look, to which Mira simply winked in response.
'Geez, Mira, how many girls is it going to take before you're satisfied?' Lisanna crossed her arms and turned to Erza. "Do you think we should, I don't know, stop Mira from trying to rope Juvia into…well whatever we all have going on between us?" She watched as Erza leaned against the bar and looked to be contemplating what she asked. "Erza?"
Erza let out a long sigh before meeting Lisanna's eyes. "While I certainly don't advocate for more women to be added into our…precarious relationship, I won't stop women from within our guild who seek the affections of Natsu. The last thing I want is for bridges to be burned and tensions to be escalated over frivolous matters like romance, which is why I even started this unorthodox plan with your sister." Her eyes then moved over to stare at both Mira and Juvia who had now exited towards the back of the bar and away from any prying eyes. "Though I have to say that Mira seems to be rather enjoying Natsu sleeping with others a bit too well. Cana as well, but I'm not that surprised given her lecherous demeanor. I wonder if Cana has been corrupting her…" She muttered as she rubbed her chin in thought.
Lisanna however put that thought to rest as she shook her head. "…No, trust me, I know my sister. This is all her sadly." She let out a heavy sight of her own as she laid her chin onto her open hand against the bar top.
"So, go on, Juvia. Tell me, are you crushing on Natsu? Come on, you can tell me! I promise that I won't tell a soul." Mira probed the rain mage, leaning onto an empty barrel across from Juvia. It was clear that Juvia was struggling with her newly forming feelings regarding Natsu and perhaps conversing with her could help unravel whatever was stopping her from exploring them.
Twiddling her fingers nervously, Juvia tilted her head left to right as she appeared lost in thought. "Juvia feels...feels confused. Ever since Juvia joined Fairy Tail, all that mattered was gaining Gray's affection, which was a struggle in and of itself. He was always so…so cold to Juvia, especially in the beginning, but as time went on, he started to open up more to Juvia which made Juvia so happy. But now…" She stopped, sniffling as she wiped a stray tear from one of her eyes. "…Now that Juvia has felt the pain of gentle rejection, Juvia feels aimless and lost about what to do. Should Juvia explore these strange new feelings that sprout up every time Juvia looks upon the handsome dragon slayer? Are these feelings even real? Or are they simply a way to avoid dealing with the rejection felt from Gray's spurning of Juvia's love? Juvia does not know…"
Mira listened to the rain wizard talk, nodding understandingly every time she took a pause. "It's clear that you seem to be really struggling with this, Juvia. Rejection can be…difficult to accept, I know. You might be surprised to hear, but in the past before my modeling career got off the ground, I was rejected quite a bit from big agencies. It hurt, hearing people say that my nose was too big or I was too tall or my eyes were too far apart. And even before all that when I was young, a child, when I had little control of my demon Take-Over magic, there were countless villages that drove me and my siblings out. It…it hurt." She sniffed, blinking away the incoming tears.
"So, believe me when I say that I can sympathize with rejection and the fear of it. Plenty of people struggle with the thought of being snubbed or denied by others, Juvia. You're not alone in that. But the only person in the world who would really know about whether or not these feelings of yours are real is you. Now I can't say for certain about what's the right or wrong to do here. It's not really my place…but perhaps, if I can say this, exploring more of these budding feelings for Natsu might do you some good." Mira said, looking the water mage straight in the eye.
"A-Are you sure? Juvia has hardly even spoken more than a few words to Natsu ever since Juvia joined the guild. What if the two of us hardly ever have anything in common? What if Natsu realizes how much of a freak Juvia is?! What if-"
Mira broke out in a fit of laughter, interrupting Juvia's nervous rambling. "Trust me, Juvia. Natsu doesn't really have a leg to stand on when it comes to judging others and calling them a freak. That boy is crazier than a drunk goblin that's hopped on magic mushrooms. So just get out of your head for a bit and just try. I know it's scary but believe me when I say that you're absolutely beautiful and any guy or girl would be lucky to have you." She then walked towards the rain mage and grabbed her hands in hers a comforting grasp, making Juvia blush slightly at being complimented so genuinely.
"But what if-"
"But nothing! Just go for it, Juvia! I know you're scared, but what's scarier than thinking about what could have been?"
Juvia stopped, looking down to her anxiously fidgeting feet. 'Perhaps…perhaps Mirajane is correct. Juvia has been weighed down by anxiety and fear ever since Gray rejected me, but that doesn't mean that Juvia is unworthy of love. Gray may have closed the window, but maybe that means Natsu will open the door and guide Juvia into a happy future? Juvia does not know…but that doesn't mean that Juvia shouldn't at least try.' Gripping her hands into fists, she yelled, "O-Okay! Juvia is ready to face her feelings!"
Happy to hear that, Mirajane gleefully smiled back at Juvia. "That's the spirit, Juvia! And don't worry, I'll be rooting for you the entire time and helping you from the sidelines too!" She then moved towards the exit and opened the door and pointed towards Natsu with her finger. "Now go out there and steal that dragon slayer's heart!" Mira yelled, watching as Juvia pumped her fist in the air and began rushing out the door, and slapped her butt as she passed her.
Juvia yelped from feeling the hard slap collide with her buttocks, rubbing her backside as she bemoaned, "Too hard…"
"Sorry! Got a bit too excited there, hehe." Mira chuckled, bopping herself playfully on the head.
Rubbing her supple bum, Juvia slowly made her way towards Natsu, who was now taking a break with Asuka at a nearby table. As she moved closer to her crush, the water wizard felt her heartbeat speeding up and hammering against her chest. It quickened even more once she made eye contact with the dragon slayer and she saw him smile at her. Feeling her words stick in her throat, all she could do was muster up a nervous wave as she stopped in front of their table.
"Yo, Juvia! What's up? You alright? You're looking a bit pale…r than usual at least." Natsu squinted his eyes as he stared the girl up and down.
"And her face is like suuuuuuuper red too!" Asuka pointed at Juvia's blushing cheeks.
Juvia covered her cheeks with her hands, attempting to shield her flushed cheeks from her crush. "E-Excuse me, but do you think it would be okay if Juvia could…sit with you two?"
Natsu looked to Asuka, wordlessly asking her permission since he was technically still her steed and waited until she nodded her head. "Yeah sure, Juvia, you can-" He halted as he suddenly saw Juvia quickly take a seat right next to him before he could finish his sentence. "-sit here." The fire mage watched as she fidgeted anxiously and stared down at the tabletop, wondering what she could possibly be thinking about. Smiling, he put a hand on her shoulder and rubbed it softly, which for some reason seemed to make her face burn even brighter than it already was. "You sure you're okay, Juvia? You need to see a nurse or somethin'?"
Juvia shook her head in response. "No, Juvia is o-okay!" Clearing her throat, she turned to look at Asuka. "Did you have a fun time playing with Natsu-sam, ahem, N-Natsu?"
Asuka nodded her head happily. "Oh yeah it was super fun! Nobody really likes being my horsie, but Natsu was the best horsie I could have asked for! Hehe, you should really try riding him one of these days, Juvia! …Hey, why is your nose bleeding now, Juvia?" She pointed at the small trickle of blood leaking from the rain wizard's nostril.
'Juvia…r-riding Natsu?! Juvia's sweaty body grinding on top of him as he writhes in pleasure from being inside of Juvia. MMMMMMM! What is Juvia thinking at a time like this!?' Juvia shut her eyes and shook her head rapidly, trying desperately to shake away the lewd thoughts that were plaguing her mind.
"Juvia is a real weirdo…" Asuka mumbled to herself until she felt a small pinch on her shoulder, making her yelp. Looking behind her, she saw her mother giving her a disappointed look. "Ow, mommy, that really hurt!" She pouted as she rubbed her sore shoulder.
"Then don't talk bad about any of your guild mates like that. This guild is your family, Asuka, so speaking about them in such a manner is rude and uncalled for, do you understand?" Bisca chided her daughter, earning another childish pout in return. "Asuka…" She pressed further until she finally saw her daughter nod slowly. "Good, now apologize to Juvia."
"I'm sorry, Juvia…" Asuka said lowly.
"And be sure to thank Natsu for taking the time to play with you too."
"THANK YOU, NATSU!" Asuka said loudly with far more sincerity than her apology had. "I hope you can be my horsie again soon, hehe."
"Yeah…sure. Maybe some other day or something. Just, uh, try not to wear any spurs on your boots next time though, okay?" Natsu chuckled as he rubbed his head. He was then taken off-guard by a sudden kiss on his cheek from a grateful Bisca. Feeling her luscious lips press onto his skin made his cheeks burn hot and his heartbeat accelerate. Her hands once more rubbed across his shoulder, firmly gripping them, as she continued kissing his cheek. Finally, he felt her pull away and saw her giving him a thankful smile. Gulping nervously, he asked, "W-What was that for?"
"For giving me a much-needed break and playing with my daughter. Thanks again for helping me out today and I'll be sure to make it up to you, promise." Bisca winked as she grabbed her daughter's hand and began leading her away towards the exit. "You have a good day as well, Juvia." The two cowgirls then turned to give the flabbergasted dragon slayer and day-dreaming rain mage one final wave before leaving the guild.
Rubbing his cheek, Natsu found himself at a loss for words. It was uncomfortable for him to be thinking about Bisca in such a lewd way, but his mind couldn't stop wondering what her lips would feel pressed against his own. 'The hell is wrong with me?! I shouldn't be thinking about Bisca like that! She's my friend and nothing more!' He shook his head and sighed, turning to Juvia who still seemed lost in her thoughts. Grabbing a napkin, he wiped away the small stream of blood trickling out of her nose. "Wonder what she's thinking about…"
Before he could wonder further, Natsu felt his stomach growl. "Ugh, I'm so hungry. I want fish, but the fish plates here suck. The fish out there in East Forest taste way better…"
"Then perhaps you and Juvia could go out there and catch some, hmm?"
Natsu jumped from being snuck up on and turned to see Mira smiling behind him. "Geez, Mira, don't sneak up on me like that."
"Hehe sorry but come on I think it's a great idea. You go out, catch some fish, bond with Juvia a bit, and come back here so I can grill you up a nice hot meal!" Mira said, her smile growing as she saw her boyfriend nodding in agreement with her.
"But does Juvia even know how to fish?" Natsu jerked a thumb towards the daydreaming wizard.
Mira shrugged. "Who cares? Juvia can control water, Natsu, so what does it matter if she can fish or not?"
"Eh…guess you gotta point there. Sure, why not? Hehe, you're so smart Mira." Natsu beamed at his girlfriend, which caused her to blush from his honest praise.
"Mmhmm, and don't you forget it either." Mira then lowered herself to whisper in Natsu's ear. "But be sure to hurry back because it's been ages since we've fucked and I know you slept with my little sister and Erza out there on that quest. It's not fair that they got to share you while I was here all alone, so you better make sure to treat me right and pound me good the next time we're alone, okay?" She licked his earlobe and bit it softly before pulling away from his intensely blushing boytoy. Tittering from how turned on he looked, Mirajane winked coyly and shooed him off as she turned to walk back to the bar.
Fighting back the painful erection that was threatening to burst from his pants, Natsu breathed slowly to calm himself down. 'Sheesh, I can see that Mira still has plenty of her old sadistic nature bottled up inside of her to go and tease me like that. But she's right, it's been a while since her and I have…well slept together. Mira has been doing a lot for me, as well as the girls, so I should do something nice for her. She deserves it.' His stomach then growled angrily, making him sigh as he rubbed it. "Yeah yeah, I hear ya. Just give me a sec here. Hey, Juvia?"
"Yes, Natsu?" Juvia quickly responded as she exited from her perverted imagination.
"You wanna go fishing with me out in East Forest?"
Juvia looked concerned, frowning as she replied, "But Juvia doesn't know how to fish. Should Juvia use her powers instead?"
Natsu shrugged. "I mean, yeah that's an option too if you want. Or, if you like, I could maybe teach you a bit. I'm not gonna lie and say that it'll be exciting or anything, but it's a good life skill to have. Or at least that's what Gildarts said to me when he first taught me and Happy."
'Yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for some alone time with Natsu-sama! Juvia means, Natsu! N-Natsu! Ugh, Juvia really hopes she doesn't slip up out there in the forest…' Juvia fought back the rising blush and nodded.
"Awesome! I gotta go run out towards my house and grab my fishing rods, so could you go and grab us a spot by East Forest lake?" Natsu asked.
"S-Sure, but what if Juvia picks a bad spot?"
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll pick a good spot. Just look for a good body of water and be really quiet too so you don't scare away any of the fish. Now I gotta run before it gets too dark so I'll see you out there!" Natsu said as he hopped out of his seat and started running out of the guild, giving her one last wave before exiting.
Juvia waved back as she gripped her chest to quell her rapidly beating heart. Turning around to look at the bar, she saw Mira impishly smirking at her and giving her a wink and a thumbs up. Shakily nodding back to the ivory-haired bar maiden, the water wizard walked towards the guild's exit and started heading towards East Forest. All the while trying to fight back all the naughty thoughts of imagining herself and Natsu fucking each other in the middle of the lake.
East Forest Lake
Inside the vast landscape of the forest resided a modest-sized lake. Large trees surrounded the area and covered several spots in the cool shade. That was where Juvia had decided best to sit down at as she awaited Natsu. To entertain herself, she levitated a bit of water out of the lake and began creating different kinds of animals that she saw around the lake. Deciding to change out of her blue parka, the rain wizard hung it on a nearby branch along with her Cossack hat. Thankfully beneath the winter clothing she had been wearing a navy-blue bikini top, just in case she accidentally stripped off her clothing which she had gained due to her extensive training with Gray before the Alvarez war.
Pulling on one of the strings around her shoulder, Juvia felt her large bosom jiggle underneath the bikini top. 'This isn't too lewd, is it? Juvia doesn't want Natsu to think that Juvia is a floozy in this kind of top. Juvia supposes this isn't the strangest thing to wear at a lake since we're near a large body of water. Besides, there's still Juvia's shawl covering her legs anyways, so perhaps he'll-' Her ponderings were then interrupted as she heard a boisterous yell coming from across the lake. Rising her head from off the ground, Juvia was startled to see a shirtless Natsu strutting up to her. Seeing the dragon slayer's immensely muscular physique caused her head to steam up due to her intense blush, as well as her magic to go haywire and pop the liquid baby mohawked sea-turtles that she had made with the water from the lake.
In one of Natsu's hands were what looked like two fishing rods, but one seemed vastly larger than the other, and in the other hand was a maroon tackle box. "Yo, Juvia. Nice spot you picked out here. Ya see, I told you that you'd pick a great spot." Natsu said, albeit much quieter than his initial loud shout. "Sorry for the yelling, but you seemed lost in your own world. Figured I would try to get your attention so I didn't scare you." Unaware of the rain wizard's shameless drooling, he handed her the larger of the two fishing rods in his hand. "Here, take this."
Snapping out of her stupefied stupor, Juvia blinked several times as her brain tried to focus on the rod in front of her eyes, and not the hunk who was holding said rod. "T-Thank you." She quietly said, taking the fishing rod from his hand. "But what about that one. That one seems like it would fit a child and not a…a man like you." The rain mage bit her lip as she stared at the dragon slayer's clearly defined abs that were glistening under the sun rays.
Oblivious to her stares, Natsu laughed and looked at the tiny fishing rod. "Haha, yeah this is Happy's. I didn't have a spare rod and this was the only other one I had. It'll probably be a bit difficult to use, but if a talking cat can use it and catch fish with it, then why can't I?" He joked, getting a fit of laughter from Juvia. "Nice bikini too. I thought you were going to stay all cozied up in that huge parka you always wear, but it's a good thing you changed. The sun has been nonstop today and apparently there's been a heat wave in Magnolia ever since we left."
Juvia blushed, fidgeting underneath the dragon slayer's gaze. "Y-You don't think it looks…too weird does it?"
"What? No, why would I? Looks like a normal ol' bikini too me. You look good, Juvia." Natsu scratched his head awkwardly. "Uh, not to say you don't normally look good, but uh…well y'know what I mean…hopefully." He shrugged, kneeling to open up the tackle box that was on the floor, and once more unaware of how his compliments were affecting the water mage.
'He complimented Juvia! He thinks Juvia looks…GOOD! It took so long for Gray to offer Juvia a compliment even remotely as genuine…then again, Juvia supposes her wanton stalking might have been the reason for Gray's hesitance. No, enough of thinking about Gray! Juvia is here with Natsu, so focus on him. Yes, focus on his smile. His eyes. His abs. His biceps. His…rod.' Juvia's eyes unconsciously roamed down the dragon slayer's body, lingering near his crotch and could've sworn she saw it stirring from her lustful gaze.
"Juvia?"
"YES!" Juvia's body jolted as fear struck through her body at potentially being caught staring. Thankfully, it seemed that Natsu was unaware still and was simply handing her a piece of cheese. "…Why are you handing Juvia a tiny block of cheese? Will eating it help Juvia catch fish?"
Natsu smiled and chuckled at the rain wizard's genuine naivety. "No…well, I mean there's plenty to eat in case you're hungry, but this is for the fish to eat. Trust me, a lot of fish love the taste of cheese. Smellier the better."
Taking it from him, Juvia sniffed it and cringed from how rank it smelled. "A-And the fish actually like this stench?" She asked, watching as Natsu nodded and put his block of cheese on the fishing hook. Juvia then followed his lead and did the same to her own hook.
"Okay…so what does Juvia do next?"
"Alright now do what I do. To cast your line, swing the rod all the way back over your shoulder, like this." Natsu then pulled his rod back and waited until Juvia did the same. He had to fight back the rising blush as he watched Juvia's breasts almost spill out of her top from how fast she moved. 'Focus! You're hungry, not horny, stupid!' Clearing his throat, he continued, "After that, bring it forward in a smooth motion. Be sure to focus on using your wrist and not your elbow. Gildarts would smack me every time I forgot to do that right haha."
"Oh, well if you must, then feel free to smack Juvia's butt if she does it wrong then. Juvia doesn't mind." Juvia blushed, sticking her ass out towards the dragon slayer, and unintentionally flashing her blue panties to him.
"N-No way, of course I'm not gonna do that! I was just saying what Gildarts used to do to me. It's not some fishing rule or anything." Natsu exclaimed.
"Oh…okay then." Juvia somberly replied before turning back to look at the lake.
'She almost sounds disappointed that I wouldn't slap her ass if she did it wrong…' Shaking the thought from his head, Natsu pressed on with his explanation and cast his line into the body of water. He watched the fishing line soar into the air and heard it make a watery plop as it landed into the lake. "There, see? Easy as pie. Now you try it."
"Okay…" Juvia said uneasily, mimicking the dragon slayer's movements, and cast her line. As it did the same and plopped into the water, she smiled happily and pointed at it with an almost prideful look on her face. "Look! Juvia did it! Look, Natsu, loo-"
"Shh. I saw. Good job, Juvia, but we have to be quiet now. Otherwise we'll end up scaring the fish away from our lines." Natsu explained, getting a nod from the rain wizard.
"Oh, okay, sorry." Juvia replied as she refocused on holding her fishing rod. Fiddling with her feet, she quietly asked, "So, when will Juvia know when she gets a bite? Will the fish come out of the water as it does it?"
"Nah, just wait till you feel the tip of your fishing hook jerk under the water. When that happens though, don't pull right away. Let the fish nibble on it a bit and get comfortable. And once you feel some hard tugging, then start yanking so it hooks onto the fish's mouth. Get it?"
"Mmhmm, Juvia thinks so." Juvia nodded slowly.
And so the two waited for a fish to nibble on their lines, listening to the chittering of the smaller animals that were drinking on the other side of the lake. As they stood there, being as quiet as they could be, Juvia tried her best to steal as many subtle looks as she could towards the dragon slayer. Due to his focus remaining solely on his fishing rod, it made it easier for her to linger and stare as long as she liked, reveling in how handsome and fit the fire mage was.
A cold shiver swept through Juvia, feeling it breeze past her damp breasts. Even with just the bikini and the shade covering her, she still felt how intense the heat was. 'Juvia wonders if Natsu would mind if Juvia removed her shawl at least. The heat is starting to get to Juvia…' Fiddling with the knot on her side, she untied the shawl and felt it fall to the ground, which left her legs bare and her crotch covered by her blue panties. 'Phew, much better. Ahh, the cool air feels great against Juvia's legs. Mmm, if it wasn't so hot, then it would be a perfect day.'
Natsu licked his lips, feeling a thirst begin to rise inside of him. 'Man, I'm thirsty, but I shouldn't move too much or I'll scare away the fish. Maybe I can ask Juvia to hand me the canteen that's inside the tackle box and-' His thoughts were suddenly halted as he turned his head and saw Juvia's curvaceous ass hanging out of her underwear. He sucked in his lips, trying his best keep his jaw from dropping to the floor, as he gawked at how gorgeous Juvia looked in just bikini and panties. 'Don't get an erection. Don't get an erection. Don't get an erect-okay, I have an erection. Damn it!'
The dragon slayer cursed inwardly as he turned his head to refocus back towards his fishing line. Shutting his eyes, he called out to Juvia quietly, "Um, Juvia? You mind grabbing the canteen of water from the tackle box to my right? Feel free to take a swig of it if you want."
"Huh, oh, sure." Juvia replied as she carefully put down her fishing rod and kneeled down to open the box. Within it she saw all kinds of different bait and tiny fish-looking hooks. Curious, she asked, "Natsu? What are these little fish things with the hooks attached near the ends?"
"What?" Natsu opened his eyes and looked down, stifling yet another jaw drop as he inadvertently got a good view of Juvia's humongous cleavage from above. "H-Huh? Oh, those tits-LURES, heh, are used to attract the attention of predatory fish. Y'know by using the appearances and movements of small prey to appeal to the bigger fish's predatory instinct and entice it into striking." He gulped, trying his best not to stare at the water mage's chest.
"Are you okay, Natsu? Your face seems kind of red? Oh here!" Juvia quickly grabbed the canteen full of water and unscrewed it, handing it to him. She watched him slowly take it and take a quick swig of it before giving it back to her.
"Thanks." Natsu nodded, turning his head back to his fishing rod.
Juvia smiled before staring down at the canteen's rim where Natsu had placed his lips mere seconds ago. She softly gulped, feeling her lips twitch anxiously as she moved the rim closer to her mouth. 'This spot is where Natsu took a drink. If Juvia's lips touch that exact spot, then…then that is what's called an indirect kiss, right?' The water mage moaned as her lips excitedly touched the cold rim of the canteen, moaning contently as she tasted the crisp and cool water rushing down her throat. Her excitement got the better of her however, which accidentally lead to some water spilling down her chest and cascading down the valley of her cleavage.
'Don't get an erection. Don't get an erection. Don't get an erect-okay, I have an erection AGAIN! Damn it!' Natsu angrily cursed in his mind, forcing himself to turn back to his quivering fishing rod. "Wait, is that me or-oh crap! I got a bite!" The dragon slayer exclaimed as he tightened his grip on the rod handle. His body suddenly jerked as he felt the cold hands of the pale-skinned rain wizard touch his biceps. He could see that she was both fascinated and excited by the prospect of him catching a fish. Smiling, he moved the tiny fishing rod into Juvia's hands and moved behind her, wrapping his arms around her back and grabbing ahold of her elbows.
"N-NATSU-SAMA?!" Juvia shouted, feeling her body quiver against the dragon slayer's muscular chest.
Ignorant to her words, Natsu grinned and firmly held his hands against her pale elbows. "Don't loosen your grip, Juvia! Keep it steady! There, you see him fighting there, Juvia? You gotta make sure that you're careful otherwise you'll end up snapping your line."
Juvia felt the fishing rod turning towards the right as she fought to keep herself steady. "W-What does Juvia do then!?"
"Tilt your body the opposite of him and wear him out. Don't worry, I've got you, Juvia. We'll catch this sucker together, promise." Natsu pulled her arms to the left, accidentally pressing them against her soft cleavage as he did so. 'Mavis, if you can hear me, please keep me from getting another stupid erection. The girls will kill me if Juvia tells them about me popping a boner on our little fishing trip. Erza especially…' The fire wizard shuddered as he imagined all the horrible things that his scarlet-haired girlfriend would do to him should the unthinkable happen.
Juvia bit her lip, holding back the rising swoons and moans that threatened to escape her mouth, as she felt Natsu's rock-hard body bumping up against her. 'Mmm~! Natsu-sama! Juvia can feel how hard your muscles are against her skin. Oh, Juvia knows that she shouldn't, but Juvia can't stop herself…' Against her better judgement, due to the lust clouding her mind, she tested the waters (pun intended) and "accidentally" rubbed her butt up against Natsu's crotch. "O-Oops! Sorry, Natsu! The fish made Juvia jump back a bit."
Groaning, as well as fighting back his rising erection, Natsu responded hoarsely, "No problem. Just keep wearing him out. I can tell that he's tiring. Now start pulling him in!" With his help, the two began pulling on the small fishing rod, hearing the crazy splashes of the fish underneath the water. "C'mon, just…a…little…MORE!" His voice rose in pitch as he felt Juvia's juicy ass cheeks once more rub against his crotch, feeling the thin outer lining of her panties against his cock. 'DON'T GET AN ERECTION! DON'T GET AN ERECTION! DON'T GET ANOTHER DAMNED ERECTION!'
'GET AN ERECTION! GET AN ERECTION! GET A DAMNED ERECTION ALREADY, NATSU-SAMA!' Juvia impatiently cried out within her mind.
Whether it was due to each mage's rampant lust for each other or simply the exhausted nature of the fish, the two finally pulled one final time and heaved out what looked to be a humongous rainbow-scaled fish from within the depths of the lake. They both fell to the floor as it leapt over their bodies and crashed onto the grassy shore. The fish angrily flopped and jumped in the air, trying desperately to escape back into the water before it could be killed and eaten. Thankfully, it seemed that the two wizards that had pulled it out of its home were a bit preoccupied with how they landed onto the ground.
The pink-haired individual at the moment seemed to have his hands dug underneath the blue-haired woman's clothing. His fingertips were sunk deep down into her fleshy bosom, making her squirm and squeal from his touch. Whether it was because she was in pain or in ecstasy, the fish did not know. All it knew was the ways of the sea and not whatever it was that the humans were doing at the moment. While they were distracted, it quickly made its escape and jumped back into the water.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Natsu bellowed out in agony at seeing its dinner get away from him.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!" Juvia mewled out at the same time, feeling Natsu's hands grip her breasts even tighter than he was doing before.
Finally realizing what was happening and what he was doing to poor Juvia, Natsu's eyes widened in shock and he quickly pushed himself off of her. "S-SORRY, JUVIA! It was all an accident I swear. You pulled and then I pulled and then we fell and my hands left your elbows and your hands left the fishing rod and-and-and-PLEASE DON'T TELL ERZA OR ANY OF THE GIRLS THAT I ACCIDENTALLY GROPED YOU! THEY'D KILL ME! And if that happens then I'd become a stupid ghost that could never eat delicious fish ever again! So please forgive me!" He hurriedly bowed on the floor as he incessantly apologized to the water mage.
Re-tightening her bikini from behind, Juvia blushed as her now erect nipples rubbed up against her top. "I-It's fine, Natsu-sa…Natsu. Juvia…Juvia forgives you." Her blue hair covered her face, shadowing the subtle smile she was hiding from the dragon slayer. 'Juvia can feel her heart beating like crazy. When Juvia felt Natsu touching her…her chest…it just felt so good. So…right. Is this just lust? Yes, it has to be, but still…Juvia wants to continue exploring this feeling and see if it can perhaps blossom into something more.' Picking herself up off the floor, the rain wizard offered her hand to the dragon slayer, who took it hesitatingly.
"Thank you, Juvi-huh?" Natsu exclaimed as he felt Juvia kiss his cheek. 'Sheesh, first Bisca kisses me on the cheek and now Juvia?! The heck is going on here?' Frowning in confusion, he asked, "What was that for?"
"That's for teaching Juvia how to fish, silly. It was…fun." Juvia looked down at her feet and fidgeted anxiously. "So Juvia figured that she'd thank you with a kiss…was that ok?"
"Um, uh, s-sure. I mean, if that's how you want to thank me then I won't complain." Natsu scratched the same cheek that she kissed, breaking out into a grin. "I'm glad that you had fun, Juvia. Shame that we couldn't catch that giant fish though. I'm sure it would've tasted super delicious." His mouth watered as his stomach began to growl in hunger. "Ugh…still so hungry."
Twirling a finger around one of her blue locks, Juvia looked to the dragon slayer, saying, "Well, if Natsu wants, then Juvia can make him something back at the guild. That is, if Mira lets me use the kitchen anyways." As soon as she finished her offer, she felt Natsu slam into her and pull her into a bear hug, squeezing her tightly onto him. She squealed in surprise but didn't fight back against him and continued allowing him to be close to her.
Putting her back down, Natsu smiled gratefully at Juvia and quickly moved to gather their stuff. "Awesome! You're the best, Juvia! C'mon, we can stop off at one of the ports and buy ourselves some fish to take back to Fairy Tail! The fish there is pricy, which is why I wanted to catch my own, but I've got enough funds after my recent quest to splurge a bit. How about it? I buy, you cook, and we can share the delicious profits!"
Juvia giggled at how giddy the dragon slayer looked and nodded in agreement. "It's a deal."
"Cool!" Gathering the remaining gear, Natsu kneeled down and looked back at Juvia. "Hop on, Juvia! I'm way too starving to walk all the way there, so I'm gonna hightail it over there."
"Eh?! Y-Y-You want to carry Juvia on your back all the way back to Magnolia port?!" Juvia shouted in surprise.
Natsu nodded impatiently as his hunger began to make him even more hangry than he already was. "Yeah, now c'mon! Let's get a move on before it gets dark! It'll be fine, trust me."
Trying her best to quell her steadfast heartbeat, Juvia nervously looked back and forth before finally agreeing with a slow nod. Hurriedly grabbing her clothes, she then got onto the dragon slayer's muscular back and wrapped her arms around his neck to keep her steady. She yelped quietly as he suddenly got to his feet and looked back at her with another of his handsome grins. Giving her a smile of her own to respond to him, he laughed and quickly began running back towards the direction of Magnolia.
As the sun began to lower and recede from the sky, the water mage leaned into the warmness of the dragon slayer. Her eyes blinked several times as she relaxed into his embrace, unwilling to part with it anytime soon. It was a strange thing to feel herself attracted to a mage of the opposite magic, though it was not the first time it had happened. Long ago, even before she had met Gray, there was another wizard who wielded magical firepower similar to Natsu. And like both Gray and Natsu, she had quickly fallen for him hard. However, like everything else in her life, the relationship had gone sour and the dour rains that she often summoned in her times of deep depression had nearly drowned the city where he had broken her heart in.
'No, Natsu is nothing like him. Natsu is kind and warm and would never hurt a member of his family. And yet, still Juvia cannot quell the fear of rejection that has burrowed deep into her soul. Will Juvia ever feel confident enough again to act on Juvia's feelings? Juvia does not know…but hopefully soon Juvia can muster up the courage to face Juvia's fears. Either way, Juvia will continue exploring these budding feelings that have sprung up between Natsu and Juvia. Whether he feels it as well, Juvia is not sure, but this will not stop Juvia. Not until Juvia knows for sure.' Once more, Juvia relaxed and deepened her hold around the Natsu's neck, closing her eyes and imagining herself in all sorts of romantic and lewd scenarios with the dragon slayer, as her nose trickled out vulgar amounts of blood.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND THAT'S A WRAP! Phewie, it's been a long time since I've updated this story but it was a long time coming. Now I'm sure that some of you are probably disappointed that there was no Juvia smut, however rest assured that it will happen. I took a poll on my papaytreon and it was pretty much a resounding, "let the romantic tension continue to build so it doesn't feel forced," which honestly I agree with. If I had written the smut now, it would've felt forced and hollow since the two haven't had much "screen time" together. But this chapter will help that along with the future chapters as well. Maybe next chapter there can be some smut or light smut, depending on how it's structured.
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