"Levy, I need you do some research for me." The bluenette nodded as she put down her book down and slid her pc out of her bag.

"What do ya need Boss?"

"I need you to look up any enemies the Heartfilia's had." Levy arched her eyebrow and looked up from her computer.

"Did something happen to Lu?" Natsu sighed and turned away from Levy.

"That's none of your concern at the moment. Just get back to me as soon as you can." He instructed as he walked back to his office. The small girl scoffed as she began to scour the internet for answers.

"None of my concern my ass."

Lucy hummed to herself as she placed the folded laundry in their designated drawers. Today was her first day off and she decided to do some over do spring cleaning. That and her and Natsu came to the agreement that it was her job to cater to household needs, not that she had a problem with it. So far it has been the most mundane thing in her life. From dealing with demon bosses, his jealous ex, a stripper, a red headed sadist, a hell of a lot more, and her own fucked up thoughts, Lucy decided cleaning had become a good way to unwind.

She sighed as she threw herself on the bed. Lucy sighed and looked at the time on her phone. Natsu would be home in a few minutes.

Home.

Can Lucy truly call this place home. Yes, she sleeps and eats there. Yes, she feels safe when within the building. But, she began to wonder what truly makes a home, a home. Is it the feelings it evokes when inside the sanctuary, or the people who you share it with. Although, there are people who live in complete solitude, but still can call a place home. So, maybe it differs from case to case. She sighed, maybe she could ask Natsu when he gets back.

"Ask Natsu what?" Lucy's body stiffened, but relaxed moments later. She really needed to stop thinking aloud so often.

And find out how he travels so damn silently.

"What makes a home a home." Natsu raised a brow.

"The fuck kind of question is that?" Lucy sighed and sat up. She watched as the pink haired man took countless weapons out of different articles of clothing.

"People say home is where the heart is… is your heart in this home?" Natsu turned to Lucy and looked her up and down.

"You can say that." He said as he made his way out of the room.

Lucy sighed as she lifted herself from her and Natsu's bed. As she made her way downstairs she could've sworn her nose was playing tricks on her, because the further she got the stronger the scent of a freshly made meal became. When she had fully descended the large set of stairs she turned a corner and made her way towards the kitchen. When she was finally at her desired destination she couldn't believe what was in front of her eyes.

It was Natsu, in the kitchen, cutting up various vegetables and dropping them into what seemed to be a stew.

"Close your mouth, you'll catch flies."

"You know," Lucy began as she sat on the counter. "You're not the big bad guy people think you are." Natsu gave her a suspecting glare. "You're just a big ol' teddy be-" Suddenly Lucy felt a gust of wind. She looked behind her to see a knife lodged in the wall. Lucy snorted and looked back at Natsu, who was stirring his stew as if nothing had happened.

Lucy leaned forward until her lips gently skimmed his ear. She paused for a second to gauge his reaction; he was still simply stirring his stew. She smirked.

"Teddy bear." She whispered hotly.

Then everything happened too fast for her to remember. All she knew was that Natsu had her sprawled out on his table, one hand on her hip and another on her neck, and he was leaning over her with a menacing grin.

"Be careful Heartfilia," he said huskily. With every word his lips skimmed hers. "Cause if you're not… well lets just say you won't be walking straight for a while." Lucy smirked as she looked into onyx eyes that held a challenge she refused to back down from.

"Bring it on lover boy." Natsu growled and smashed his lips against hers.

To say the least, kissing Natsu was an experience. His lips were scolding against her own plush ones, and it was anything but gentle. He had forced his tongue into her mouth, eliciting a moan from Lucy. As their tongues battled Natsu slightly lifted her shirt and began to massage the soft flesh of her hips. Lucy had lifted her hands and tangled them in his pink unruly hair, pulling him closer.

Eventually the two had to separate for air. When they pulled away it looked as if Natsu was searching for something in the features in Lucy's face, although neither knew exactly what he was searching for. It seemed as if he found it, as he lifted himself off of the blonde and turned off the fire under the pot. Lucy watched in amazement as he took two bowls out of a cabinet and set them on the counter, as if he didn't just ravish her on his kitchen table.

Natsu glanced back at her as he poured the soup in the bowls. "Do you want bread with yours?"

"I… you…" Lucy simply sighed and hopped off the table. Right now the best thing she could do was act like what they just did seconds ago had no effect on her. "Yea, sure." Natsu nodded as he grabbed a mini baguette and walked to the table with the bowls and beef stew in his hands. He gently placed them on the table and took a seat across from Lucy. Said blonde sighed for the upteenth time and took her designated seat.

The two sat in a comfortable silence as they ate. Every few minutes Lucy would look up from her bowl to sneak a glance at Natsu. Said man was simply staring intently at his phone, doing God knows what. When Lucy finished she stood up, taking her and Natsu's bowl, and lightly rinsed them before placing them inside the dishwasher. She hummed a small tune as she cleaned the kitchen. As she did so she couldn't help but notice how… natural the whole thing felt. Her cleaning up while Natsu presumed to doing his work.

Lucy nodded to herself as she looked around the room. She wiped her hands against her pants as she made her way out of the room.

"I found out who vandalized your apartment." Lucy had already stopped when he was midway through his sentence. She looked back at Natsu to see him staring back at her. For the second time he had an unreadable expression on his face. It's been about a month since she's seen it and it was as confusing as it was the last time.

"Who did it?"

"Alvarez." Lucy could've sworn she felt her heart stop for a split second. She slowly walked up to the table and sat back down in her seat.

"What the fuck do they want with me?" Natsu sighed and pushed his phone to the side; giving Lucy his full attention.

"I don't know. I've had Levy look into it for the time being." The blonde couldn't wrap her head around what was happening. One of the most powerful mafias in the world are after her, and they have no idea why. She's never come into direct contact with them before. She knew that her father maybe been to a dinner when they made an appearance once or twice, but even Jude knew not to get involved with them.

Lucy was taken out of her thoughts when she heard Natsu sigh. She looked up to see him getting up and heading to the fridge.

"You're thinking too much," he said as he grabbed a bottled water. "If you do you'll just drive yourself crazy. The answer as to why they're after will not be a simple one… they're gonna make us fight for this one." He mumbled the last part to himself as he opened his water and began to chug it down. Lucy simply sighed and laid her head on the table.

"Why the fuck do I always get the short stick?" Natsu lightly patted her back as he walked past her.

"No idea."

A/N: Alright, first thing's first. FairyTailanimelover12 was the first person to recognize the reference first. But I'd also like to thank OgaxHilda, NatsuLucy4ev3r, CelestialWar101, 13, The Vampire Queen Lori, StellaHeartfilia, love crimson red ray88, monkey kix ass and, Luna 300 which is basically everyone else who spotted it out. And to everyone else who reviewed I thank you guys to. From now on I'm gonna give a shout out to the first person who reviews on each chapter, and If I feel like it a couple more people just to show you guys how much I appreciate you. Also, I'm so sorry for the long wait, my life gets more and more hectic everyday.

Till next time my little potatoes!