Chapter 20
The next day came and Lucy watched as Natsu got himself ready for the match the whole day from going on a run to working out some at the gym then reviewing what he had been taught. "You ready for tonight?" she asked that afternoon. "You bet baby" he answered confident and sure of himself. Lucy couldn't help but smile at him even though she was scared for him inside. "I really hope he is ready. I still feel like he is rushing into this but he is refusing to tell me why" she thought to herself. They waited until that evening when they dropped Layla off with Gray and Gajeel. "Thanks for watching her you guys" said Lucy. "You know its never a problem Lu" said Levy happily. "She's right Lucy, you can bring this little firecracker over any time" said Gajeel. Gajeel looked up at Natsu standing by the car. "Watch yourself you damn hot head, they don't go easy in there" cautioned Gajeel. "Aww, you care" joked Levy. "Oh hush up shrimp. I know Lucy is going to be worried about him so I wanted to make sure he knew" his face turning slightly red. "Uh huh, I'm so sure that's the only reason" Lucy giggled. "Oh so what if I care about him. He's a decent guy, not to mention still my boss and it would really suck if he got injured badly." Lucy gave him a reassuring smile "Thank you Gajeel, I'll cross my fingers for both of us" "Come on babe, we gotta go or I'm gonna be late" "Well , see you guys later, be good for your aunt and uncle Layla" Lucy said quickly as she ran back towards the car. "GOOD LUCK DADDY!"she screamed.
"Thank you, sweetheart," he answered as he saw Layla blow him a kiss. He returned it and got into the car. "Ready?" "Yup" "Lets get this show on the road" said Natsu with a smirk as he pressed his foot down on the gas and got going to the MMA fighting arena Erza had given them directions too. They pulled up and Lucy let out a big breath of nervousness before they walked inside. Natsu came over and put his hands near the top of her shoulders. "Relax Luce, you've got enough nervousness going through you like a radiator. " " she stuttered as he chuckled. "Baby, calm down. I'm gonna be fine. I promise. Do you believe in me?" he asked. "Yes" she said calmly taking a breath. I do" she said optimistically. "That's all I need, come on, let's get in there before Erza blows a gasket wondering where we are" he said lightly making Lucy laugh as he walked them in. Going inside, they met Erza outside of an arena where Lucy's eyes widened. "Holy shit" she thought as she looked at a giant square arena. She took a step back out of amazement, shock and fear. "Lucy, go ahead and go take a seat, I'll join you in a minute." "Okay" she muttered. "Love You Luce" said Natsu giving her a kiss on her cheek "Love you too..good luck Natsu" she said with a small smile. "Thanks" he said. Lucy went and took a seat in the crowd. "Natsu, you sure you are good for this?. I can still take you out right now and no one will be nun the wiser" "No Erza, let me do this. I swear I'm good. Besides I got taught some pretty good moves" "Just be careful" she warned patting his shoulders. "You know I got this" he barely got out before the crowd got louder as the referee came out. "Oh , guess it's time" said Natsu as he lifted his shirt off him. "I'm going to join Lucy. Good luck Natsu" she said walking away as Natsu's face got serious.
"You alright?" Erza asked Lucy who quickly nodded her head. "Liar" she said lightly as she put an arm on Lucy's back. "We both know Natsu has got the confidence to do this" Erza said trying to assure her. "His confidence isn't what I'm worried about. He spent two days learning only a fraction of what's out there. This was a bad idea" said Lucy. "Let's just wait and see" said Erza. "I was the only who gave him the idea in the first place. If something happens, this on me and him both" she thought to herself. "I believe in you" thought Lucy whose gaze was completely focused on Natsu as he gave the referee a confident smile as he jumped into the ring. The announcer started by bringing the microphone down to his mouth. "Welcome everyone to tonight's entertainment" The crowd cheered as he kept going. "Tonight we have a newcomer" "Gee, thanks for spilling that" Natsu muttered under his breath irritated. "Fighting our known local fighter Sampson" he pointed to the corner across from Natsu. Natsu looked and stared at the man walking down. He was taller than Natsu and completely covered in muscles. "Hmm, a challenge. I like" he thought cocky as he looked him up and down. Lucy put her head in her hand ."What is it?" asked Erza confused. "My husband is an idiot" she mumbled. "Huh? I didn't get that Lucy" said Erza. Taking her face away from her hand, she said "I know what Natsu is thinking and he's an idiot" Lucy said blunt. "How do you know?" "Because….i know that cocky look he's got" Lucy replied.
A silent alarm went off in Erza's head as she watched Natsu bounce back and forth pumping himself up. "Alright, you two listen, there will be total of three matches. Each five minutes long, should either of you decide to withdraw or forfeit, simply grab one of the white flags in the corner and wave it or raise a hand" "Not happening" said Natsu and Sampson in unison. "Okay, stick your mouth guards in and groin protectors on" Natsu turned around and saw what he meant as he tried to figure it out. "I'm not going to even question why they need these" "Alright men, take your positions" he told them as they got into a fighting stance. "Ready..FIGHT!" he announced stepping back as a gong went off. Natsu went headfirst without thinking making Lucy and Erza tense up as Natsu dodged Sampson's punch quickly. "Whew" said Lucy but relief didn't last long as Sampson went for Natsu's lower arm and threw him across the ring. "Jeeze" commented Lucy watching Natsu get back up. "Heh, your gonna regret that pal" he thought as he threw back his fist and went for Sampson's face landing a direct punch throwing his balance off. Natsu full of himself failed to himself as Sampson quickly recovered and tripped Natsu up making him land on the floor as the first bell went off. "Damn, that didn't last long" he thought as he went to the side to catch his breath. "You good?" asked Erza raising her eyebrows. "I'm good" assured Lucy. "Alright round two" Natsu stuck his mouth guard back in.
"Round two, not so bad" he thought but before he could react, Sampson had ahold of him tight and Natsu couldn't get him to let go. He grunted hitting Sampson's forearm. "Fucking bastard, let me go" he wanted to scream through his mouth guard but it just came out as muffled noise. Sampson got up but only for a second as he was pounded into the floor making him groan through the mouth guard. Erza and Lucy were on the edges of their seats as Lucy's hands were shaking. "He'll be okay" Erza said trying to comfort her. Lucy watched in terror as she watched Natsu struggle to get up. Sampson let Natsu get to his feet before hitting him directly in his eye knocking him to the matt as the gong went off ending the second round. On the ground, he crawled over to the side. "We have to stop this now!" yelled Lucy frantic. "He's got one round left Lucy. He can do this" "He got punched in the eye Erza!" she yelled waving her arms towards Natsu. "I know but you know he's not going to give in" "Shut up! Like you know him" Lucy snapped angrily. Natsu looked up at Lucy who gave him a pleading , desperate look as he gave her a persistent shake of his head. "You damn idiot" she thought to herself as angry, emotional tears stung her eyes. Erza didn't say anything thinking it would be better to stay silent. The gong went off for the final round as Natsu stubbornly got to his feet. His body screamed at him as he ignored it. "One last round, I just have to keep him busy until the last few seconds then knock his ass down" he thought confident sticking the mouth guard back in. Not wasting time, Natsu dodged from side to side but was slowed from his injuries. Natsu got a attack off as he targeted Sampson's elbow using the move he was taught then punched him on his side. His victory didn't last as Sampson regained his ground quickly and grabbed Natsu raising him above his arms causing Lucy to jump out of her seat as she watched in horror as Natsu tried with all his might to get free.
Sampson threw him clear across the ring but before he could hit the floor, Natsu's stomach was punched directly in the middle. Landing on the floor, he grabbed at his stomach as his kneecaps were kicked at as Natsu weakly tried to get up but collapsed as the gong went off signaling it was over. "NATSU!" Lucy screamed. "I told you this was bad idea!" she snapped at Erza angrily pushing past her as she ran down to him. The staff were helping him out of the ring as Lucy stopped dead center of them. "Lu..cy" he muttered weakly in pain as she took him from the staff and helped him sit on the ground. " G..uess I'm not as rready as I thought.." "You think" she said mildly. "Natsu, I'm sorry" apologized Erza. "For getting you hurt" "Hurt?, he was freaking body slammed! And has a black eye!" Lucy yelled furious as she handed Natsu a ice pack for his eye that the staff gave her. She stood there fuming as she stared hard at Erza. "He shouldn" "NO!" Lucy yelled sharply cutting her off. "He shouldn't have competed, and you fucking knew it!" "Luc.e..enough" Natsu said straining grabbing at her hand and pulling getting her attention. "This is just..as much..cough cough..my fault.. Don't take it all out on her" She whipped her head back towards Erza still angry as Natsu looked at her with a kind face. "Baby..calm down" he said in the voice that always got to her no matter even in the weakened state he was in. She huffed as she balled her hands and dropped to her knees in front of him. She put her hands around his stomach laying her head on his leg as he rubbed her head gently as the tears she had been holding finally came out. "Wwwhen you were thrown..I got so scared Natsu" she said in a teary voice.
"Believe me, you weren't the only one..I was terrified" confessed Natsu. "Erza" he said in a serious tone getting her attention as she looked up at him. "Yes sir" said Erza official like. "Don't feel bad, this isn't .cough, cough your fault. None of it. You asked if I was ready and kept trying to tell me it wasn't good idea but I refused to listen" admitted Natsu. " , come on baby, stand-up" he said gently then grunted in pain as he tried coming forward. Lucy and Erza reacted but he held his hands stopping them as he waved them down. "Lucy. Don't hold a grudge against Erza." Lucy took a breath and let it out as she said "I'm sorry for snapping at you. I was stressed out but I shouldn't have taken it out on you" "I don't take any of it personal Lucy, you had the right to be upset. I would be too if Jellal were in Natsu's position." Lucy stepped forward and put her arms around Erza's shoulders as Erza hugged her gently around the waist putting a hand to her back. She felt Lucy tremble as she said with compassion "It's alright Lucy. You don't have to cry. I promise I'm not upset..so you shouldn't be either. Releasing from her hug, Erza looked down at her like an older sister as Lucy looked up. "You are still my sister ,I love you. Nothing will change that. No need for tears" Lucy quickly nodded wiping what tears came out and calmed herself before more came. "Let's get him out of here" said Erza pointing her head towards Natsu as Lucy walked over and helped him stand up. Each of them put a hand over their shoulder and helped him into the car.
They managed to get him into the passenger side as Natsu swung his legs over. "Thanks Erza" Lucy said humble. "No worries. Are you going to be alright getting him into the house?" "yeah, I'll be fine. Need to go grab Layla first though" said Lucy. "Well alright but call me if you have any trouble" "Will do" said Lucy as she shut the car door and drove off. "Do you still want to go through with this?" she asked him serious. "YYes" he answered. I need to take my training more serious then maybe in a couple months , I can try again but don't worry I won't do it if I'm not ready" he said reassuring her as it calmed some of her nerves. "I haven't forgotten you either Luce" "Huh?" "Tomorrow, we're meeting with Leo" he said managing a grin. "Natsu..are you even going to be able to go in your condition?" "Yes..a majority of this if not all should be healed by tomorrow afternoon Luce. minus my eye.. Lucy..you did this for me. I'm going to do whatever I can for you. I told you before that I'm not going to let your needs slide to the side just because I'm getting into MMA." "I know, I appreciate you saying that Natsu" "Wake me up..when we are home" he said sliding off to sleep as his head hung. "Hmm, sure" she said lightly amused as she drove until she got to Levy's. "Hey Lu" greeted Levy as she opened the door for Lucy. "Hey Lev. She all ready to go?" said Lucy nicely. Levy stepped aside as Layla came over happy. "I'm ready to go mommy" she said. "Good, come on baby girl" she said taking Layla's outreached hand. "Hey Lucy, how did Natsu do?" asked Gajeel. Lucy coughed getting their attention as she motioned discreetly towards the car not looking at them in the eye.
Levy and Gajeel squinted and saw Natsu with his black eye. "Jesus" said Gajeel quietly careful not to freak Layla out. "Yeah" Lucy replied. "Dumbass" he insulted as Levy elbowed him shutting him up. "Mommy?" Layla said with some worry seeing Lucy's face. "Hey, cheer up Lu. You know Natsu. Before you know it, he will be up and moving and driving you crazy" Levy said in good uplifting humor making Lucy smile. "Come on baby, let's get home" said Lucy shaking off her sadness as she looked at Levy thankful who nodded receiving the message. "Is daddy okay?" "Shhh, daddy is sleeping" Lucy said in a hushed voice. "He fought hard tonight so he's worn out so when we get home, it's straight to bed" "okay mommy" she replied quietly as Lucy buckled her in and got back in the car.
Once they got to the house, Lucy rushed Layla inside who ran up the stairs to brush her teeth and get ready for bed. She quietly opened Natsu's door and lightly shook him. "We're home baby" she said in a sweet, quiet voice as he groggily partway opened his eyes seeing Lucy's face. Nodding his head, he unbuckled and slowly got himself out as he hobbled for a minute as Lucy grabbed his arm and put it on her. "Guess it's a good thing I go to Erza's gym now huh? Or you would be walking your ass into the home by yourself" she joked. "Alright, ms. Cocky , let's just get inside" She nodded agreeing as they walked slow step by slow step into the house then to the stairs where Natsu grabbed the railing. "I got it from here Luce" "You sure?" He nodded certain as he made his way up the stairs and into their room where he let himself fall onto their bed. "Did daddy win?" Layla asked once she was in bed. "No sweetheart, unfortunately daddy lost tonight" said Lucy. "He wasn't strong enough huh?" "No not tonight but that is okay. Don't be afraid to lose. Sometimes it's better to do that then hurt yourself more" she said matter of factually. " Will he win next time?" " I don't know baby but you need to get to sleep. You have school in the morning" she said as she kissed Layla goodnight. "Love you mommy" "Love you too baby girl." She quietly walked in as Natsu shifted his head seeing her. "Hey" she whispered softly as he nodded. She came over and took his shoes with his socks and pants off for him. Then gently helped him take his shirt off throwing it into a corner then she changed and climbed into bed with him.
Very lightly she laid her head on his shoulder and rested her arm on his chest. "Tthanks for supporting me tonight Luce" he said very croaky. "I will always support you Natsu..even if I don't agree" He smirked at her as he squeezed her arm then let go as they closed their eyes going to sleep. By the time twelve came around for them to go to Leo, Natsu was up and moving around even if it wasn't as quickly as normal. "You still sure you can do this?" asked Lucy concerned. Natsu laughed as he said "Yes Lucy,haha for the final time. I'm good. I promise" "Well your right eye would beg to differ" Lucy said harshly. Putting a hand over the patch they used for his eye, he said "it will heal" "Hmph" "I notice you aren't speaking loudly either" pointed out Natsu. Lucy gave him a knowing look without having to say anything. "Your throat got strained by you screaming" "Yes" she replied. "All the better I'm taking the time to train right, saves your throat" "It's not as bad as it I can still feel it" "Just take it easy Luce, there shouldn't be a reason for you to scream" "You remember we have a child right?" "Just leave me to deal with that, I'll scream for you if need be. Come on" he said as they walked out the door. "You aren't starting immediately right?" she asked suddenly as they got to the car. "No ms. Paranoid" he said filled with sarcasm. "It's going to take at least two weeks for my muscles to fully recover from that, not to mention my eye so no worries about me rushing" She smiled a small grin of relief which Natsu saw and chuckled. "You do not have faith in me" he teased as they both laughed getting into the car. "What happened to your eye?" asked Leo when they walked into his office. "Lost a MMA fight" replied Natsu. "MMA,really?. Impressive. I didn't think you were the type to do that" "You don't know me doc but we're not for me, you're here for my wife" said Natsu clear. "Y,yes" said Leo clearing his throat.
"Lucy..what happened?" he asked tenderly looking at Lucy's wrapped arms. "I..I had a relapse..not a drinking one but I…I..I felt hatred and sadness and wanted it to go away" she said in a very melancholy voice. "It's alright Lucy" Leo said very understanding. Natsu grabbed her hand and squeezed it as he kissed her cheek. "Listen Leo, I still think therapy is still a good idea but is there a way soon we can look for an alternative or something to go with it?" "Like a sort of different therapy like recreational?" "Yes" answered Natsu looking back at Lucy. "It would be good for her" "I'm sure we can think of something, for now though I think we should go back to meeting twice a week. You do not need to come to A.A , that's your own choice since you seem to have gotten control over your drinking. But if you ever feel the urge to grab a drink to do something like this, you are free to come to a meeting Lucy" said Leo. "Thank you" she said grateful. For the rest of they talked about how Lucy was feeling leading up to the relapse and after. Natsu shook Leo's hand at the end thanking him as they left his office. "I don't know of any other outlet then singing itself Natsu" "Well that's why we asked him if we could look into other things. I'm not asking you to forget Luce or your memories of it. Just something to help you cope and that you might get into it like you did with music" he said lightly. "I understand" answered Lucy. They got into the car and drove home.
While healing up, Natsu looked up stuff online on different styles used in mma fighting. "Jesus there's a lot" he said out loud. From stand up discipline to Clinch style to Ground style. Looking through all those and into the different moves they used, he narrowed it down to Jiu-jitsu and Judo. "I'll take learning the back mount.. see if a bastard gets a hold of my back again" he growled to himself as he continued looking "aaaaand..the clo..this is great. The closed guard position allows for the opponent to grab his attacker and wrap his legs around his opponents hips. Perfect. Now for the judo moves. I'll learn some hand techniques and then some foot and leg techniques. Also from everything I've looked up, I definitely need to up my weights again and up my workouts." He said to himself. "Hey Luce!, I have a workout plan" he yelled going to find her. Within two weeks, his body was healed along with his eye and was ready to train. "What are you going to do first?" she asked. "First, I'm just gonna get my ass back into the gym." "I want to come" she said immediately. "Sure, go get dressed, I'll meet you in the car" he said as she rushed up the stairs to get changed as Natsu went to the car and waited. Five minutes later, she came down and locked the house and went to the car. Her arm wraps were taken off and her arms free making Lucy feel self conscious but Natsu reminded her he was there if she needed him. They arrived at the gym where their team was there working out.
"Hey Natsu" said Gray. "What's up man" greeted Natsu as they fist bumped. "Hadn't heard from ya since you took that hit in the fight" "Yeah, sorry , I was healing, and I had to get a training schedule put together" That perked Erza's ears up as she hopefully said "training schedule?" "Yes, I am going to start taking this seriously and do whatever I need to make sure when I do this for real in a couple months then I can really kick some ass." He said proud. "Good for you Natsu" Jellal piped in nicely. "Well I'm gonna get to work, catch you guys in a bit" said Natsu as he walked off to do his workout. "You come to workout too Lucy?" Jellal asked. "Yes, I just want to do some strength training though and some yoga. Nothing like what Natsu is doing" she explained. "Sounds good to me" said Erza with a smile. They left her be to do her workout while they continued to do theirs. Lucy was doing a yoga outfit for forty five minutes and stopped. She grabbed a towel to wipe the sweat off when she caught a glimpse of Natsu bench pressing a set of 140 pound weights with Gray behind him to spot him. "You good man?" he asked. "Y..yeah!" Natsu grunted fully extending the weights and holding them for a few seconds before slowly coming back down. "Damn, Natsu has come a long way from the light muscled guy he was in high school" thought Lucy admiringly as she watched him. He lifted a couple more times before he sat up. Seeing him dripping in sweat, Lucy walked over with a towel as he sat himself up. "Hey baby" he greeted happy to see her taking the towel from her. He planted his face into it wiping all the sweat off. "So much for light workout" joked Lucy.
"Hmph, if this flame brained idiot wants to have a chance next time, better for him to start with the heavy now" teased Gray as Natsu shot him a disapproving look. "Yeah, yeah, hush up both of you" said Natsu. Lucy laughed as Natsu leaned in for a kiss which she gladly accepted then pushed him off. "Your all sweaty and sticky" she said amused as he made little kissy faces. "Come on Luce, don't you want some?" he joked. "If I make you hot and sticky, sure but not otherwise" said Lucy seductively. "Aaaand on that note, catch you guys later" said Gray feeling awkward and quickly walking away. "See ya stripper" Gray looked back at him with a snide look as Natsu shot him a mischievous grin. "Payback for your comment about my workouts earlier" he thought gleefully to himself Returning his attention to Lucy, he said "so you want to make me all sticky do you?..hmm?" he raised his eyebrows as she turned her body and crawled toward him making him grin. "What happened to what you were saying just a second ago?" he said enticed as she put her arms around his shoulders and crept next to his ear where she whispered in a very sexy voice "you should make a workout to do at home..then you can really get sticky" she kissed his ear as his face turned red and his hair stood on end like a shot had gone through him. "Youuuu..mmeannn " he stumbled over his words in both amazement and desperate longing . She casually nodded her head with a coy smile. "You want it?" she asked.
Shaking his head rapidly , he instantly got up. "Erza!, I need your help with a home workout routine" he yelled running as Lucy turned and started laughing. "Oh boy" Jellal said chuckling walking over to Lucy. "What did you do Lucy? , haven't seen him move that fast after a workout" "Wouldn't you like to know" she teased raising an eyebrow. "Oh I see ha, nope no more is needed" Jellal answered getting the words she wasn't saying loud and clear. "What are you rambling about Natsu?" asked Gray who was standing beside Erza as Natsu ran over hyped up. "I want to make a routine that I can use at home" he said eager. " A home work out? Well it shouldn't be too hard but it will take some time getting the equipment that you need to your house. Where would you work out though?" "Our living room is big enough, I can do it there" answered Natsu. With the weights and everything, that's going to take up room though" Waving his hand, Natsu said "don't worry about that part, can you just help me make a routine that I can do at home please?" His tone was like that of a child begging for candy. "Yes Natsu" Erza amused at his voice. "Yes" he said quietly in victory. "May I ask what suddenly brought this change?" she asked him sounding very curious. Natsu glanced over his shoulder at Lucy who was talking to Jellal and not paying attention. Erza and Gray followed his eyes to her then smacked their foreheads with their hands.
"Did they really?" "I have a feeling it was her; you saw how fast he ran over here" replied Gray as they shook their heads realizing why Natsu got so hyped up. Lucy and Jellal came over as Gray and Erza looked at her with shocked faces. "What, something wrong?" she asked. "Oh no, just surprised us, is all" answered Erza. "You done working out for the day Lucy?" Gray asked "Yup, I am all set. Now to go home and take a shower" she answered. "You remember we have showers here you two" said Jellal. "Oh I know, but Layla should be getting home soon and well don't want to miss that" "Sure you don't" answered Erza and Gray in unison making Lucy and Natsu give them puzzled looks. "Did we miss something?" asked Natsu oblivious. Jellal looked at Erza and Gray as they all shared a look then Jellal said "come on guys, I'll walk out with you two" "Okay" answered Natsu and Lucy walking with him out the door. Erza and Gray closed their eyes and said "whew" "Your husband is sharp and quick to pick up on signals, I'll give Jellal that" complimented Gray. "Yup. One of the reasons I love him" said Erza in a loving voice. Natsu and Lucy got to their car and on their sides as they waved to Jellal.
"Hey Jellal , any reason why the other two were acting weird around us?" yelled out Natsu "Think about it Natsu, why else would a man we all know suddenly get red in the face and run over?" "Huh?" they replied. Jellal laughed and said "give it a minute, you'll get it" then walked away. Still pondering in confusion , they got in the car and were putting on their seatbelts when they caught each other's eyes. "OH GOD!" they screamed as realization hit them like a ton of bricks and their faces lit up as they closed their eyes hard in embarrassment. "Oh god," "Yeah, nice job Luce" "Hey!, it's not like I shouted it out. Only reason they suspected was because you ran like a shot over to Erza, you over eager dragon" "Hey!, you can't blame me for excitement..besides if I can have you nearby, it will motivate me even more" "Aww, Natsu" she said sweetly. "Well , cat's out of the bag now. Let's get home" said Lucy. " So we can have a recovery time?" he asked eager. Shaking her head, she said "if you want to do that, you better put your foot on that gas right now"
Not needing anymore initiative, he slammed down on the gas and sped as much as he could legal wise to their house. Her head hit the back of her seat once they pulled in their driveway with how rapidly he pulled in. Running out of his seat, he zoomed to Lucy's side, barely giving her time to unbuckle her seat as he picked her up and held her legs so she wouldn't fall. "Can you even see?" she asked since her head was in front of him. "I know where the steps are, now just shut up and kiss me" he ordered lustful. Putting her hands around her neck, she answered "yes master" as she fully kissed him inserting her tongue. Getting inside, he spun them so he was backed against a wall as Lucy kissed him deeply. "These are coming off" he said panting as he set her down and ripped her shirt and bra off her as he aggressively brought her to the floor and growled a seducing sound. Putting his hands behind her back, he brought her face to him as he locked his lips around hers letting his tongue intertwine with hers. They explored each other while Natsu not taking eyes off Lucy grabbed for her breasts and began squeezing them causing a moan from Lucy as Natsu released his lips and went straight for her neck biting down on it. His fanged canines piercing her skin as she screamed in blissful delight. "YEESSSS! Oh god..pppp..pplee..as ahhhhhhh" she got as her body felt like jelly under him as she slid to the floor from enjoying him. He let go as he grinned a gleeful grin. "Want some more? She faintly shook her head too lost in pleasure to give a real answer. "No, no master wants to hear his slave. Do you want me to bite you again? He said teasing. "Ppp..ppleeeasee" Satsified, he went to her other side growling as he bit down. Her eyes went big as she put a hand to his bare back and rubbed in as she climaxed. "Mmmmmy dddragonnn" she stuttered happily. "Oh we aren't done yet baby" he said releasing his mouth and putting her arms to the floor as he quickly undid his and hers pants and threw them to the side. "Na" but before she could say another word, he began thrusting back and fourth in her as she yelled in erotic pleasure. "Yes!, harder Natsu" she begged. "Harder huh, my love slave gets what she wants" he said pounding into her harder. "Ahh,ahhh, ahh..hmmmph" her voice was muffled as Natsu covered her mouth. "uh uh, not until I say, are you allowed to cum" she looked at him pleading as he smiled a chesire smile at her and said "nope" He felt her body go up and down as he went back and fourth letting his own moans escape him. "You are so wet baby..just how I like you" her mouth was still covered as he let out moans of bliss. She yelled out through his hand as she looked at him with longing and desire. "Are you ready then?" he asked as she nodded her head.
Releasing his hand, she let out a loud moan where he returned it. "I'm .. Nnnnattsuu" "Go ahead baby, I'm going to as well" replied Natsu as he watched her climax. "Ohhh..ggggoo…YES!" Natsu shouted as he cam a few seconds later. Dripping buckets of sweat, Natsu carefully released himself from Lucy as he laid himself next to her who was sweating just as badly. "Hehe, we might want to get some lotion for those bitemarks. I don't need Dr. Leo seeing how I pleasure you" "Oh, but why not Natsu" she joked as Natsu gave her a look missing the joke. He doesn't need to know what we do at home" he said flatly. "I was joking Natsu" said Lucy. "Wanna go again!? He asked eager. "We can't babe, Layla should be home in a let's go hop in the shower" she replied disappointing Natsu as he got to his feet and helped Lucy to hers as they walked up the stairs. Letting the water run over them, they closed their eyes holding each other. Eventually they let go as Natsu put soap enjoyingly all over Lucy then watched as she washed it off. Lucy got to do the same but smacked his butt as she finished earning a smirk from him. They finished showering as they stepped out panting from the heat. "Just took a shower but feel like I have to take another one already" said Lucy. "Just the heat Luce, we'll be good in a few" he informed her. "Oh I know, still really hot" she replied walking out of the bathroom to get out comfy clothes for the night. "How's your throat?" he asked. "Surprisingly enough, it doesn't hurt all that much but I wasn't screaming as loud as I normally do..you would know" "Hehe, yes I would" he said proud of himself. They got dressed and were headed down the stairs when the front door opened "Mommy, daddy!" "Hey baby girl!" they replied joyfully as Layla dropped her bag and ran to them hugging them both by their legs as they rubbed her head. "Did you have a good day baby dragon?" he asked "Yes daddy but now it's the weekend!" she said excited. "Haha, yes Layla it is" he said scooping her up into the air. He threw her up making her shriek with joy as Natsu caught her on the way back down.
"Again daddy!" she yelled as he threw her into the air again. Lucy smiled with joy watching the happiness on Layla's face. Layla and Natsu both laughed as he put her down on the floor. "I love having a dragon for daddy!" she yelled out making Natsu blush turning quickly "He can make you fly right Layla?" Lucy said lightly. ""Uh huh!. Just like what a dragon is supposed to do" "Is daddy okay?" she said quietly to Lucy who crouched down. " I think he just got caught up, go give daddy a hug..make him feel better" she said with a wink as Layla walked over and pulled at Natsu's shirt He looked down at Layla. "Did I make you really happy daddy?" Sniffling, he said in a cracking voice " ..very happy" he knelt down on his knees as Layla put a hand to his cheek wiping a teardrop away with her finger. He placed a hand on top of hers holding it in place as he closed his eyes for a second enjoying her soft ,innocent touch. " I hope you always stay like this baby girl" he thought wishfully in his head as he opened his eyes to her smiling a warm smile. Without saying a word, she slipped her hand through Natsu's and put her arms around his neck hugging him as he wrapped his arms around her and put a hand behind her head. "I love you my daddy dragon" "I love you too baby dragon..more then all the riches in the world" Lucy's heart melted as she crossed her hands over her heart.
"My dragon family. I couldn't ask for more" she thought. After a few minutes, Natsu had Layla run her bag up to her room and came down the stairs. "Go ahead and watch whatever you want baby girl" said Lucy giving Layla the remote who squeaked happily taking it from Lucy as Natsu and Lucy sat at the counter. "Natsu" said Lucy. "What's up Luce?" " Doing your workouts here is great and I love that you'll be doing ..for more then one reason obviously but you aren't going to try to do the MMA training on your own, are you?" "Oh no Luce, don't worry. I found some trainers I can go too that will teach me then after I'm confident then I will train using them at home" "Okay, just wanted to make sure, I believe in you Natsu. Just didn't want you to get hurt" she said genuine. "I get it Lucy, your good" he assured. " What do you want to eat?" he asked. "I think I'm going to have some soup tonight. I don't want to push my throat anymore then I already have" she replied. "That's alright. What soup do you want?" "Chicken noodle" " Have to love the classics" he said amused as he walked to the pantry and pulled out a can for her. "Thank you" said Lucy.
"No problem Luce, hey Layla, what do you want to eat baby girl?" "I'm good with anything daddy" "Ha, now that's something you don't hear a kid say every day. That they are good with anything" "Agreed" replied Lucy. "Well if she's good with anything then…you good with grilled cheese there baby girl?" "Sounds yummy!" Layla answered making Natsu and Lucy chuckle. "Take that as a yes" said Lucy "I guess so" answered Natsu as he pulled out pan to get his and Layla's sandwiches cooked. Once her soup was done cooking, she poured into a bowl and ate watching Natsu as he prepared grilled cheese for him and Layla. " I remember when we lived off those in the apartment" "Yeah, no kidding. Hell you had to teach me how to make grilled cheese if I remember correctly..how sad is that" "I wouldn't say sad Natsu, you were raised differently than most people." "Luce, different is what you use to describe food or something else. My childhood was fucked up and lonely." "I'm sorry" she said walking behind him, she put her arms around his stomach as she rested her head on his back. He sighed as he laid a hand upon hers. "Not your fault Luce, you saved me from a lifetime of hell remember that" he said with a small smile. "I'll never forget" she replied hugging him tighter. "Crap" he said quickly releasing Lucy's hands from him, he ran over to the sandwiches lifting them off the pan. "Whew." He said relieved as he saw they weren't burnt, just slightly dark.
"We almost had burnt cheese sandwiches Layla instead of grilled" he laughed. She laughed as she came and grabbed a seat while Natsu cut her sandwich and handed it to her. "Thank you, daddy," she said as she took a bite. "Your welcome sweetheart" he replied as he took a bite out of his. Once they were all done, they all sat down on the couch as a family and watched something. "Hey Layla, want to take a bath?" Lucy asked once they were done watching. " A bubble bath?" she asked hopeful "Yup" "Yes! Pleassee!" she yelled as Lucy got up and went to the bathroom with her. Filling up the tub, Layla undressed quickly and jumped in splashing Lucy as she poured the bubble bath. "Watch it sweetheart" said Lucy drying to dry off her wet shirt. "Sorry mommy" she apologized. "Just enjoy your bath you goofball" Lucy joked as she walked out of the bathroom. "Don't forget to wash behind your ears baby" "I won't mommy!" she yelled while Lucy made her way back downstairs. "Hey" said Natsu as Lucy snuggled back up to him putting his arm around her. "Your wet" he noticed "Yeah, you can thank our kid for that" she said lightly making him chuckle. They smiled when they heard her giggling upstairs.