Lucy awoke gently from her burrow in the bed, it had grown cold with the absence of her best friend.
Lucy popped her head from inside the covers, she assumed she fought Natsu for during her rest..she won.
She gazed around through hazy eyes at the fog by the windows that wanted to watch her sleep, stretching every muscle she climbed from her bed and hit the cold wooden floor.
She knew she had become way to used to Natsu's warmth because she jumped right back into the spot he had been sleeping, the spot she suspected she kicked him out of.
The floor was much too cold she thought, ''Hmm maybe I can get Natsu to carry me..yep'' ''Natsu!'' she called out early in the morning. ''Yeah?'' he called back immediately. ''Come here, I need your help.'' Natsu emerged from the hallway in record time with puzzled eyebrows. ''Hold on, come here.'' she called he was much too far away.
''Okay...'' he said edging closer his face twisted into a suspicious look. ''I'm not going to attack you, I swear.'' Natsu relaxed and walked towards the bed, promptly Lucy stood up and jumped into his arms catching him and his heart off guard, he swayed at the sudden application of weight though she really was a light weight. ''Wait, wait Natsu don't drop me.'' she wailed wrapping her legs around his waist for safety. ''The floor's so cold.'' Natsu giggled her face was much too close to his.
Natsu had a broken hand, Lucy forgot that but he still managed to hold her and forget the slight pain.
''Your breath smells good..you were getting ready without me?'' she asked looking into his eyes, ''Yeah, cause you are a slowpoke.'' he replied grabbing her underarms and lifting her higher before setting her down on the table in the kitchen. ''What are you doing?'' she asked yawning whilst watching Natsu move around the kitchen, blush creeping up his face. ''I'm making Jude lunch..wait are we going to take him with us?'' Natsu asked afraid to deal with the man baby child Jude again.
''Nope, since he ditched me years ago..I can ditch him to sleep just for today.'' Lucy declared kicking her legs.
''You look like a big baby.'' Natsu replied randomly. ''Oh really.'' ''Yes really.'' Lucy watched Natsu move around the kitchen, her father's signature sour face dawned on her face.
She hopped from the table and went to join him cooking, before Fairy Hills didn't exist anymore. (due to Natsu's wild cooking fires.)
Lucy ran off to the bathroom with her clothes and jewelry in hand, she always felt excited to go places with Natsu.
Lucy let warm water caress her hair as she washed it, thinking about activities they might do in this cold weather..truely she was fine just staying at home as long as she was with Natsu.
"Pun Pun!" Plue was barking in his tiny voice at the door of Jude's room. ''Plue please just this once.'' Natsu hissed at the white puppy scooping him up and running off to the kitchen he liked to bark and wake Jude up and then attack his unsuspecting legs when he came out of his room.
Lucy stepped out of the bathroom two hours later in rust colored skinny jeans, a black woolen top and silver band rings, her silver telescope necklace lay on her pale neck and her shooting star stud earrings shone from her ears.
Natsu smiled at the gifts he had given her for her fifteenth birthday, the gifts she treasured with all her heart.
Lucy smiled a wine lipstick smile in his direction making him look away shyly, her fingernails were painted the colour of her lips dark wine red.
her eyes were piercing with dark eyeshadow and slight cat eye. but she was still the same girl with a contagious giggle.
''Natsu what do you think?'' she said hopping over to him giddy with laughter on her red lips. ''Honestly you like fine.'' he said finding nothing wrong with his statement until she laughed ''I also think I look fine.'' ''Oh.'' he sighed smiling at her innocent trick.
honestly to him she looked absolutely breathtaking he kind of wished he could take a picture of her like this.
to him she was breathtaking all the time, he only wished one day he could tell her that. Lucy pounced into his thoughts grabbing her cute pumpkin colored jacket and smiling a white toothed smile at him sending his heartbeat into a frenzy. Why does she treat me so? he thought calming his heart down.
''Let's go!'' she whispered loudly to him hoping Jude was in his 30th dream by now. Natsu stood up and giggled because Lucy followed his height of 5'11 with her head.
''I wish I was taller.'' she said as they went out the door leaving Plue sleeping under a blanket with fresh water and food by his side. ''You're 5'6 how tall do you need to be?'' ''besides I think you're height compared to mine, is cute.'' Lucy pulled her thick hair around her face in embarrassment. ''Hey now wont you get lipstick on your hair?'' Natsu brushed her straightened hair out of her face.
''No it's non-smudge.'''The world of makeup is too much for me.'' Natsu said wrapping his arm around her shoulders, Lucy looked through the thin fog and hoped it would lift so they could have a picnic.
they hadn't got far when they bumped into an old friend. ''Gray what are you doing here!'' Lucy yelled after the two had calmed down. Gray brushed his raven hair to the side and looked the couple up. ''You guy's are dating finally.'' he said his blank face in tact ''No we aren't.'' ''Oh really..'' he said flashing his dimples with a look of disbelief, he looked at them once more it was strange to see that there clothes weren't matching today. Gray's eyes became big with excitement ''You're married!''
''NO!'' they yelled in unison. ''Then what's with the rings?'' he gestured to the wavelength rings on their fingers, Gray felt like he saw those rings before.
the couple had completely forgotten the rings on their fingers,
now they had a lot to explain to the 17 year old boy.
''You guys never include me in on anything!'' he whined his deep dimples earning him smiles from his brother and childhood friend. '' So how come you came all the way from Oak town to Magnolia?'' Lucy asked the question that was irking at Natsu. '' Mommy said I could stay with you for a bit as a early birthday present.'' he didn't want to admit he missed his older brother dearly.
Lucy smiled she knew the reason he came and that he probably begged to go stay with Natsu and play with Luigi. Natsu wrapped a warm arm around his little brother who had a cooler body temp, Natsu's warm hugs were always welcomed though the boy's bickered a whole lot.
Gray was wearing a deep blue outfit everything about it matched, so they both knew he was dressed by Igneel who liked matching colors alot.
''I have a message from Wendy and I have Happy.'' he handed a pet carrier to Lucy and the note to Natsu.
The oddly blue cat meowed at Lucy to scratch his ears which she did joyfully, while Natsu opened the hand written letter.
Dear, Natsu
This is wendy..you probably know that already (cause Gray told you).
I just wanted to say, its been a long time since you have been home.
Come visit soon we miss you and would like for you to visit soon.
Sincerely Yours Wendy M. Dragneel.
Natsu smiled at all the mistakes in the cute little letter, Gray could have recited the small letter to him but Wendy insisted on sending a note.
''Okay I promise I will visit soon, I missed you guys too.'' he hugged Gray who promptly squirmed out of his hold whilst smiling a smile quite similar to his adored older brother.
'' I just want to let you two know, that I am hungry.'' he announced holding Happy's carrier again. ''Oh our baby, don't worry we'll feed you shortly.'' Lucy teased.
Lucy recalled the words ''Our baby.'' all the way to the Fiore park, which was still covered in mostly green oak tree leaves, the wet fog had lifted now that the sun shone its rosy and blinding white colors over the location. '' Dang, I'm exhausted!'' Gray plopped down under the dappled green shade of a tall oak. '' You know I have been walking along time before this.'' he decided to share to the duo who were busy opening picnic blankets, they didn't reply to child in need of attention after so long.
When Gray didn't fret about them ignoring him, he gained their complete attention. ''What, I've grown up you know!'' he said when they looked his way concerned.
''By the way guys, I just one to ask why you aren't really behaving like a married couple.'' Gray continued seriously. ''I mean, to me it looks you guy's have been married for along time rather than newly wed.'' ''Don't you think that's kinda suspicious?' Lucy's eyes widened he had a point, Gray never was one to catch on to things right away and Jude was quite the opposite of him.
Lucy exchanged looks with Natsu before deciding to carry on with the breakfast picnic, in which the brothers ate like feral people.
Lucy watched the dawn light flutter across the rose beat sky, it looked stunning as the trees shivered and their leaves sung.
there was a brook in the park, the main attraction. The water's silver body shook in a sort of natural dance as the wind ran aroung playing with everything in sight.
this wind brought a cold tang to Lucy's heart. She didn't understand it but, it carried many feelings she didn't to feel.
''Hey Luce look at what I found!'' Natsu said loudly breaking the aching silence in her heart.
She opened her eyes alert to see what he had brought her way.
He was grasping a pile of seaweed and pink seashells it wasn't impressive but, his boyish excitement made her smile at him widely.
Gray came running up with his own pile of faded blue shells, they matched his baby blue getup so he was promptly teased.
Lucy laced her fingers with Natsu and Gray's and walked side by side with them.
her hands were cold but, she didn't want to wear gloves simply because she wanted to see the precious ring on her finger.
Natsu gave her hand a warm squeeze and Gray swung their arms, Natsu had always had a jealous tendency when Gray was with Lucy.
though they weren't really married the rings made him nonchalant to her holding Gray's colder hands.
shortly they arrived back at Fairy Hills and climbed the steps quietly because of the sleeping dragon inside.
''Hey Gray.'' Natsu whispered loudly to his baby brother. ''What?'' he whispered back just as loudly. ''Why are your dimples so distracting?'' he asked a dumb question that made Lucy facepalm this wasn't the time. ''They are distracting because, you are stupid.'' Gray replied used to Natsu's random compliments.
''You little!'' he whispered grabbing Gray by his neck, the duo chuckled in the hallway while Lucy stuggled with the keys. '' By the way I have been to ask, how did you hurt your hand?'' Gray asked stepping inside of the black and white house.
''Wait, I need to show you where you'll stay as there is not alot of space in this house.'' Natsu cut him off and ushered him out the door. ''Wait, I just realized you guys share a room!'' Gray yelped blushing at his newly found fact. Lucy eyed Happy and wondered what her Father would think..but then again she couldn't bother to care.
She dropped heavily onto the couch stripping her coat and snatching the pillows, tired from always waking early and working late, she was quickly driffting of to dream of a very exciting ordeal.
Lucy's dream.
The nighttime sky was iluminated by the big silver moon and several dotting stars, the wind was gently blowing her blonde strands across the egyptian blue sky that was edged at the bottom with white. Looking up towards the sky cool gentle rain pelted her face making her giggle from the tickles, she looked down and realized she was standing on the silver surface of water, kicking it up she saw the stars fly through the now cobalt blue sky.
Lucy glanced at her attire she was wearing a long blush pink satin dress, laced at the waist by a big black ribbon.
She looked up and saw Levy standing on the shore calling out happily towards her, gesturing her nearer until she too was on grass walking about a small forest.
''Lucy look at the oranges, there are so many tonight!'' Lucy looked upward at the gesture of her dear friend, the oranges that had appeared were plentiful.
They looked juicy and appetizing, the citrus aroma was pleasant in the air as dew drops ran off of the fruit courtesy of the gentle wind.
Lucy looked back to Levy pleased with the fruits she saw, but then she was surprised yet again to see Erza along side Levy both holding traditional wooden baskets, Lucy picked at basket from beside her feet and watched Erza and Levy each gently place a single orange in each of their baskets. Lucy was halted by Erza when she herself tried to pick an orange. ''Now,now Lucy you can't pick one just yet.'' Lucy looked at the blushing girls who seemed more mature then her in the pale moonlight dressed in pastel blue dresses blushing and smiling whole heartedly, shooting starlets passing them all by.
Lucy awoke from her dream gasping for breath she had thought the dream was reality, dazed and fully awake now she realized she had slept till sundown.
Natsu's sharp black eyes twinkled in his special mischievous way from exicitement. ''It's about time Luce, I was starting to worry.'' he teased when she noticed him perched on a chair with Plue and Happy on his lap. ''Natsu give me, my phone it's on the table over there.'' Natsu pouted raising an eyebrow, letting Plue and Happy jump down and go play together.
Natsu giggled to himself remembering Lucy's strange ringtone, ''Shh Natsu I'm calling someone.'' she scrunched her nose cutely at him.
She punched in numbers and propped herself up on the couch, watching Natsu play with Happy and plue while hearing the phone buzz felt like hours.
Erza didn't pick up, rather when Natsu answered a knock at the door she was there with Levy, Gray, Gajeel and Jellal by her side.
''Hey Natsu there isn't anything in the house, it's boring!'' Gray whined racing past the others to join Plue.
''Who is he though?'' Gajeel inquired curious about the raven haired boy who said he had needed to speak with Natsu.
''He is the most annoying guy possibly in this world.'' Natsu replied ruffling said boy's hair. ''I am not, I'm Gray Dragneel Natsu's younger brother.''
''You mean, Natsu multiplied Oh God!'' Gajeel sat on the couch eyes widened, Natsu smirked proud at Gajeel's shock. ''I just hope he isn't that much like Natsu here.'' Jellal added. '' Come, come sit down!'' Lucy pulled out chairs for the guests.
Erza eyed Lucy's makeup mess prompting her to run off and wipe it off, putting her hair into an updo.
While she was gone Jude who had slept all day arose from the depths from which monsters come, with his signature sour face adorned with squinting eyes. Gray said boldly ''Who the heck are you?'' ''Gray please.'' Natsu said placing a hand on his head. ''Oh yeah.'' Gray turned towards Jude and flashed his dimples at him because Natsu always taught him to be polite to strangers, especially the elderly though sometimes neither of them followed those rules.
Jude sat at his original table looking to as if he was tired to breathe, brushing his blonde hair with pale fingers the first thing he noticed was Happy.
''You have a cat now, and it's blue.'' he said lazily in his radio dj like voice.
''Yeah, he is our cat!'' Gray's personality was much to bright for the elder man, who replied with a sigh not even bothering to find out who the teen was.
Natsu placed a big chicken pot pie on the table in front of the guests, and then two vegetable pizzas. ''Why is there so much?!'' Levy knew Natsu ate alot, but these guests were unexpected weren't they? ''Because Gray is greedy, that's why.'' he responded pointing at his brother like he wasn't a piranha. Lucy walked up behind him and grabbed him intending to scare him, ''I knew you were coming though, better luck next time.'' ''Natsu you cooked all of this? you tried to kill me in a fire while I slept?'' she asked sprinkling a dark aura now he was scared. Jude's laugh mixed in with the rest of the guests unnoticed.
Lucy shared her dream with the eager guests. ''That was a precognitive dream..that's why we came over to tell you.'' Erza and Levy said in unison.
Lucy squealed hugging her firends tightly. ''I'm gonna be an auntie!'' Natsu and Gray looked at eachother shocked pizza spilling out of their mouths before joining the celebration with wide toothed smiles. ''But why did you have a basket?''
Gray yelled earning more laughter from everyone though Lucy's was burning inside and praying it wouldn't show outside, she hid from Natsu's curious and slightly jealous gaze. ''That didn't mean anything, I swear!''
Lucy choked on her juice two minutes later when she was asked again by Gray the bipolar chipmunk, ''Hey I like you guys, are you gonna come to my birthday party in december?'' Gray asked hoping to make firends. ''Juvia will show up nonetheless, when she finds out you're in magnolia!'' Lucy shot back at him earning blushes from the smitten boy. ''Hey, how would she just know?'' his dimples where being attacked by hands now. ''Cause I told her.'' Natsu fibbed. ''No!'' he squeeked hugging Natsu trying to get the phone away from the taller boy who only laughed at his struggle.
Lucy was content only hoping Natsu would stop teasing before Gray started crying, he was a cute little boy and Natsu never knew when to stop teasing him.
~Outside~
A car with a unfamiliarr license plate reading ffytails (fluffy tails) backed out of Fairy Tails, the driver a man with a grim face swearing to get the doctors who saved the man he had almost killed.
_End of chapter six_
I had gotten my (borrowed) slow laptop confiscated by my Father, and then this Hurricane Matthew threat..STRESS.
I'm sorry for taking so long to post this, I hope you enjoy despite my mistakes.