Hey guys thanks for the positive reviews, I'm happy to hear people are enjoying so far. Anyway this is a bit of a shorter chapter, but good news is chapter 3 is mostly finished and will be out soon. Hope you enjoy!

Still don't own Fairy tail

"Talking"

'Thinking"

Chapter 2

Natsu tentatively climbing into bed, moving all the way to the left side. Once he was settled Natsu looked up at Lucy waiting for her to climb into bed. Lucy was apprehensive, despite the fact that he was there upon her request. She was thankful that the darkness was hiding he bright red face.

"Lucy are you alright?" Natsu questioned, worry clearly laced his voice.

"Y-ya but...could you face the wall." She said trying to hide her embarrassment.

Natsu raised an eyebrow but chose not to question her. He rolled over now facing the wall as he felt the bed move from Lucy getting herself situated. He then closed his eyes and soon fell asleep. Lucy however did not fall asleep right away. Although slightly warmer, the gap between them was doing an annoyingly good job of keeping Natsu's heat on his side of the bed. Lucy waited until she heard soft snoring coming from behind her, then waiting slightly longer just in case. Once she was sure he was asleep she shuffled closer to him. Little by little as not to wake him until she felt their backs touch. This sent a wave of comforting warmth through Lucy. She immediately felt cozy and at ease. Having been put in such a relaxed state Lucy soon fell asleep.

As the sunny rays danced though the window Lucy snuggled deeper into her pillow in attempt to get away from the morning light. Taking a deep breath she was welcomed with the pleasant mix of cinnamon and campfire. She smiled and nuzzled into her pillow once again.

'Wait.' Lucy mind slowly awoke and with it her sense of logic.

'Cinnamon and campfire. Campfire. Oh no, I hope this isn't what I think it is...' Lucy open her eyes and confirmed her suspicions. It in fact was not a pillow she had been cuddling up to. It was Natsu's muscular chest. Lucy took a deep breath trying to keep herself calm.

'It's all right, I mean it isn't that bad right?' Lucy that took a moment to examine exactly what position she was in. Natsu was laying on his back with his left arm behind his head while his right arm draped around her, his hand resting on her waist. Lunch went bright red realizing this was exactly how a couple would wake up. Lucy took another deep breath and gently moved his arm off her. Panic rose in her when he grunted, but much to her relief he remained asleep. She slowly rolled over in attempt to get out of bed but was stopped by Natsu. Rolling onto his side he wrapped his left arm around her midsection, pulling her in close. He let out a happy sign as he nuzzled into Lucy's hair, his breathe tickling the back of her neck. Lucy felt her face heat up once again. She had to end this. Now. Grabbing Natsu's arm she rolled him over her and off the bed entirely. He let out a short cry before hitting the ground with a loud thump.

"Ouch. What the hell Lucy? What'd you do that for?" He said sitting up and rubbing his back where he had landed.

"You rolled on top of me and I couldn't breathe." The celestial mage lied. The last thing she needed was Natsu blabbing that they were cuddling.

'Cuddling!' Her face went bright red as steam escaped her ears.

"Luce are you alright?" Natsu asked, having witnessed her sudden change in demeanor.

"I fine!" She said a little to loud causing the dragon slayer to cover his ears. With that she hurried towards the bathroom.

"Wierdo." Natsu grumbled as he made his way towards the couch. He took a look around the room than raised a brow in confusion.

"Lucy where's Happy?" He asked.

"He slept on the chair." She called from the bathroom.

"We slept in a bit so I think he might have left already." She continued. Her eyes then went wide as she was struck with a realization. Happy was up first and probably saw what happened. Knowing that little blue traitor, he would go straight to the guild to get fish from Mira for this information. Lucy came out of the bathroom and rushed to the door.

"Natsu we're going. Now." She said, knowing that every second counted.

"But you promised to make breakfast." He said with a frown, not moving from his position on the couch.

"It's a little late for that. C'mon you can eat at the guild, and lunch will be on me." She said knowing he wouldn't be able to refuse. He flashed a signature grin and hopped off the couch, following the stellar mage out the door.

as they walked down the street Lucy felt more self conscious than usual. As such picked up more on the looks people were sending their way. They varied slightly but most were that of admiration or envy. Lucy wasn't sure why but this caused her to blush. Once they reached the guild hall Natsu kicked open the doors, only to be hit immediately by a flying table. He quickly turned it to ash before jumping into the already huge brawl. Lucy sighed and headed towards the bar.

"Oh hi Lucy, can I get you anything?" Mira said with a smile. Lucy searched the barmaid's face for any signs of mischief. Unable to pick out anything suspicious she decided to drop her guard. She ordered a strawberry smoothie, and the takeover mage disappeared into the back to prepare her drink. Lucy took a look around the guild but was unable to spot the blue exceed anywhere.

"Here ya go, one strawberry smoothie." Mira beamed

"Thanks Mira. Hey have you seen Happy?" Lucy asked.

"Ya he came in earlier, but he left in quite a hurry." She said while leaning on the bar.

"What do you mean?" The Celestial mage ask, rather confused.

"He went to get a fish for Carla. He said that he saw something this morning that made him more determined than ever to win her heart." Mira said with a look of wonder.

"What did he see?" Lucy asked feeling her heart pounding faster.

"Well he left before I could ask." Mira said with a shrug. Lucy let a sigh of relief that caught the barmaids attention.

"Something tells me you have an idea of what it was." Mira said with a sly grin. Lucy sighed again, and shook her head.

"No Natsu was just wondering what happened to him this morning." She said, taking a sip from her drink. Just then Natsu came over gabbing a seat next to Lucy.

"Hey Mira, could I get some food please?" He said with a big smile.

"Sure thing Natsu." The barmaid gave him a wink before walking away.

"Found out Happy's went fishing." Natsu said.

"Ya that's what Mira told me too." Lucy responded.

"Wendy said he was really going at it today, trying to get Carla's attention. Wonder what's got him so riled up." Natsu said while absentmindedly playing with fire in his hand. Mira returned with his food, to which he dug in immediately. Mira once again leaned on the bar, this time with a strange look in her eyes.

"A bunch of new missions came in this morning. Since Happy's so busy you guys should take a mission together, just the two of you." She said motioning to the request board. Lucy choked on her drink and Natsu responded with his mouth full of food resulting in an incoherent gurgle. Lucy sweat dropped at his horrible manners before answering for both of them.

"Unfortunately we can't, Natsu has plans with a girl later today." She said trying to hide her disappointment.

"HE WHAT!?" Mira yelled, gaining the attention of the whole guild. Lucy began to sweat seeing everyone's eyes were on them.

"Nothing to see here." She said waving her hands, and most of the guild returned to their business. Mira turned to Natsu with a look of curiosity.

"So what's this about meeting a girl? You got a date and didn't tell me?" She asked giving him a fake pout.

"Date? We're just gonna talk." Natsu said giving very little attention to her.

"Then why not bring Lucy?" Mira asked with a raised brow. This question caught Lucy's attention. If they were just going to talk, then why didn't he invite her to come along.

"She told me that it was just me that she wanted to talk to." 'Plus something tells me it might not go too well if I bring Lucy' he kept the last part to himself. Natsu having finished his food got up and joined the brawl again. Lucy sighed in relief before glaring at Mira. She smiled nervously before pulling Lucy in close so they could talk more privately.

"I want all the details. What's her name? What does she look like?" Mira began with determined look in her eyes. Lucy was feeling more agitated but she couldn't place why.

"I don't know, Natsu sent me home before confronting her. Either way it doesn't really concern me." The celestial mage said trying to control the feeling rising inside of her.

"Oh really? From over here it looks like you're having a hard time sharing Natsu." Mira said with a smirk.

"I'm not his babysitter why should I care what he's doing." Lucy responded.

"But what if the circus girl is after Natsu?" Mira retorted.

"Mira it's not like that, she just wanted to talk to Natsu nothing more." Lucy said although it wasn't very convincing. Mira gave her a sly grin.

"I guess any girl would want to 'talk' to him." The takeover mage teased.

"He's just going to talk with her, that's it." Lucy said, her agitation increasing.

"You seem so sure. Well why don't you have your own little 'talk' with him?" Mira said raising a brow and leaning closer.

"Mira we've been over this he's my best friend. Nothing more and nothing less. Plus he's way to dense to understand anything related to love or romance." She said feeling he chest tighten up.

"Again are you sure about that? He seems to go out of his way to make you happy. I mean he's kind, caring and loyal to a fault. Not to mention he's smoking hot." Mira elaborated.

"He's also an childish pyromaniac that's prone to destruction." Lucy added.

"I think that adds to his charm." Mira responded with a smile.

"If he's so great why don't you 'talk' to him." Lucy asked with a smug grin, thinking she'd won this discussion.

"Maybe I will. You should get a move on before I take you dragon slayer all for myself." She gave Lucy a wink before walking away. Lucy was taken aback by her statement.

'She can't be serious.' Lucy thought. She shook her head and dismissed the idea.

Lucy found herself lost in thought as she walked down the street with Natsu. Earlier she had easily dismissed the idea of Natsu feeling anything special for her. But the more she thought about it the more she started to wish she hadn't talked with Mira. Her mind was muddled with thoughts about not only Natsu but the girl he'd be meeting with tonight. Lucy had seen her at the show but she didn't have any idea what the girl really looked like out of costume. Obviously she was meant to look stunning in her costume. However the fact that her costume had been so simple, yet still managed to blow Natsu away worried her.

'Could she really be that attractive? What if Natsu really is inti her? What if he decides I'm not worth being around...'

"Yo Luce, are ya there?" The celestial mage was broken out of her thoughts by the dragon slayer, who was waving his hand in front of her face.

"Sorry what was that?" She asked.

"I wanted to know where we're going for lunch." Natsu said as they continued walking.

"Doesn't really matter, as long as it's not too expensive." They continued for a couple more minutes before Natsu stopped to look at a sign.

"How about there? They have a lunch special for two." He stated pointing toward the menu. Lucy was surprised that he was able to notice that. When it came to food Natsu was typically indiscriminate.

"Sounds like a good deal, so why not."

"Thanks for lunch Lucy!" Natsu said while rubbing his bulging stomach. Lucy regretted her decision, seeing as Natsu order half of the menu. As they walked down the street Lucy found herself once again thinking about Natsu's upcoming meeting with the mysterious girl from last night. Over lunch she had found out that it was the trapeze girl, which just made Lucy more suspicious.

"Hey Natsu, what exactly does this girl want to talk to you about?" She asked, having given in to her curiosity. He looked up at the sky in thought.

"She didn't say, maybe she recognized us and wants to talk about magic or Fairytail." He responded with a shrug.

"But then why does she just want to talk to you? I'm also a mage and part of Fairytail." She said with a slight pout. Natsu shrugged again ending the conversation.

'Is he hiding something from me?' Lucy thought. She was immediately ashamed of herself for thinking Natsu would be keeping secrets from her. However she felt the tightness from before before return, even stronger this time. Lucy stopped in her tracks and stared at the ground. Natsu also stopped, turning to face her.

"Lucy are you okay?" The slayer asked clearly concerned.

"You'd tell me if there was something going on right?" She asked quietly. Lucy could feel herself slightly shaking, unable to stop. What happened next took her completely by surprise. Natsu stepped forward and brought her into a tight embrace.

"Lucy we're partners. I would never keep a secret from you, especially if I knew it was making you sad. You have nothing to be worried about okay?" He said giving her a gentle squeeze. The tightness in Lucy's chest was replaced by a comforting warmth that so spread throughout her whole body. She nodded, not trusting her voice and hugged Natsu back. They remained like this for moment before Natsu pulled away.

"C'mon Lucy we still got some time before I have to go." He said flashing her his signature smile.

Thanks again for reading. Next chapter will focus on Natsu and our mystery girl. Don't forget to rate and review.

Till next time Drac out!