A/N: Hey guys! I'm sorry it's been so long since my last update. I had been dealing with a lot with my senior year, but now it's summer and I've graduated! So now I have a BUNCH of free time. Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I can barely pay for college. I don't own a thing worth THAT much money.

Lucy woke up to a loud rumbling in her room. She sat up and stretched while trying to figure out exactly what caused her rude awakening. Suddenly a shirt landed right on her face. Lucy removed the shirt only to see Erza comfortably sitting in front of her dresser, rummaging through her clothes.

"I don't see how she wears this stuff." Said Erza while shamelessly holding up a thong.

Before Lucy had a chance to respond she heard a voice coming from her kitchen.

"I actually heard thongs are more comfortable." Said levy while making herself a sandwich.

"Juvia believes it is better to go commando. However, Juvia will never do that again since the… Incident." Juvia reminisced to the horrible day that she tripped right and front of Lyon and made his day a little too much. She shuddered at the thought.

"What are you all doing in my apartment?" Said Lucy, finally interrupting the conversation.

Levy stopped eating her sandwich "LUCE YOUR AWAKE!" She exclaimed happily. "Well, we wanted to get the deets on your date with Natsu."

Lucy looked around and saw the other girls nodding in agreement.

"How was your evening? Do I have to destroy Natsu?" Erza asked casually.

Lucy laughed at this. "No, theres no need for that. The date had its fair share of kinks, I mean come on it's Natsu we're talking about. But in the end I'm glad I went." Lucy smiled while thinking back on the date.

"Did you kiss him?" Levy asked excitedly.

"Yeah…"

All the girls squealed with excitement, including Erza.

"I think your union with Natsu is absolutely romantic." Juvia said dreamily. "Plus it will keep your dirty hands off of Juvia's Gray-sama" She thought she said to herself but in reality was speaking loud enough for everyone to hear.

Lucy sighed in annoyance. "For the last time I don't want Gray!"

Juvia ignored Lucy's comment as she continued her insane thoughts in her head, where they belonged.

Meanwhile at the guild hall, Natsu was having his own conversation with his own friends.

"So Natsu" said Gajeel "How was your date with Bunny girl? I didn't know you had it in ya." He took a sip of his drink.

"Hey! What's that's supposed to mean!" Natsu said offended.

"He's saying you're a clueless idiot who we never thought would realize his feelings for busty Betty." Said Gray, very annoyed for some reason.

"YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO MY FACE ICE PICK?!"

"GLADLY FLAME BRAIN."

"Cut it out you two." Said Macao causing the two to stop mid fight. "Natsu… Did that dragon of yours ever have the um… talk with you." He asked awkwardly.

"Sure he did. The guy bites the girl on the stomach to insert his sperm. Then the girl lays an egg the next day. Duhhhhh."Natsu said matter-of-factly.

Everyone's sweat dropped. He couldn't possibly be serious.

"Natsu… You know that's not accurate right?" Said Macao, very shocked that the 18 year old boy (Technically 25 with the time jump) didn't know where babies came from.

"That's only for dragons' moron. Things are different for humans." Gajeel said, very annoyed.

"Hey Gajeel, since you're a dragon slayer; maybe you should give the boy the talk." Gildarts interjected

Gajeel spit out his drink "WHAT?! Why me, Laxus is apparently a dragon slayer too! Why can't he do it?"

"Don't bring me into this." Laxus said while exiting the guild.

Gajeel huffed, seeing no way out of his situation. "Fine. Have a seat kid." He patted the seat next to him for Natsu to sit. As soon as Natsu sat down, Gajeel awkwardly began. "So um… When a man loves a woman… Or if he's really attracted to one… or uh.. If he just wants to.. um. Uh… Anyone wanna jump in?"

Everyone in the guild hall only laughed at Gajeel's struggle without offering much assistance.

"Okay kid… First off, girls don't lay eggs" He said, very frustrated.

"Then where's the kid come from?" Natsu said genuinely confused.

"The kid grows INSIDE the woman."

Natsu stared at Gajeel for a moment. "Why. Won't that kill her?"

Gajeel let out another frustrated sigh. Had he really gone through life thinking he had been hatched from an egg? Metalicana made sure he knew everything he needed to know about girls at the age of 7. Either Igneel wanted to preserve Natsu's innocence, or he was as dumb as Natsu.

"No it doesn't kill her! Bisca had a baby and she's clearly alive!" Gajeel took a calming breath. "The reason the kid grows inside the girl is because we're mammals."

"I thought we were dragon slayers!" Natsu said getting angry for no reason.

This caused everyone in the guildhall to burst into a fit of laughter. He couldn't possibly be serious could he? Everyone knew Natsu wasn't too bright but this took it to a new level.

"I have a better idea." Said Makarov, interrupting the scene he had silently been watching. "Come with me boy." Said the guild master while walking away.

Natsu got off the stool and followed the master back to his office. Gajeel sighed with relief from being let off the hook.

"Did that actually just happen" Said Cana dryly while taking another swallow of her barrel of beer.

"I think it's kind of cute." Mira smiled while wiping out a glass. "It's about time Natsu learned about reproduction." she giggled thoughtfully and stopped wiping out the glass. "In fact, I'm not surprised Igneel never taught Natsu about girls. When Natsu joined Fairy Tail he didn't even know how to read." Mira giggled again and went back to shining her glass.

Cana put down her barrel. "Hmmm… You have a point there" She then turned her attention to Gray who was sitting at the bar minding his own business. "So when are you gonna make a move on Juvia ice boy?"

Gray all but spit out his drink. "What are you talking about Cana."

Cana smirked. "Come on Gray. Since the Grand Magic Games, you have a whole new attitude about Juvia. You are visibly different around her. Even someone as dense as Natsu can see it." Cana closed her eyes and took another sip of her drink. "The cards have spoken to me. You and Juvia have something in store. However, be careful. I see great love and great pain in both of your futures."

Gray blinked at all the news Cana just gave him. "Are those cards of yours always this vague?" Gray put his drink down and walked away. He had plenty to think about now.

Meanwhile, Natsu was receiving some very vital information from the guild master.

"Have a seat my boy. You have a lot to learn." Said the master while rummaging through some drawers.

Natsu sat down in the chair in front of Makarov's desk. "Whatcha searchin for gramps?"

"Ah ha! found it." Makarov emerged from the drawer he had been searching through with a lacrima in his hand. "With my son being such a deadbeat criminal, it was up to me to teach Laxus all he knows about… ehem… sex." Makarov set the lacrima up on the table and prepared it for playback. "This informational lacrima will tell you everything you need to know. I expect you to watch all of it. If you have any question um… let me know. Hopefully you won't" He said the last part under his breath.

Wanting to avoid any further awkwardness, Makarov exited the room as soon as he pressed play on the lacrima.

Natsu did as the master said and watched the informational lacrima from start to finish.

"Man that was a lot to take in. I need to go talk to Lucy." Natsu thought to himself while exiting the guild.

When Natsu got to Lucy's apartment, he immediately jumped up to her window and entered. "Hey Luce! I just found out that.. Oh hey guys." Natsu stopped mid-sentence not expecting to see all the girls in Lucy's apartment.

"Oh hey Natsu, we were just talking." Lucy said while making up her bed.

Erza stood up from her spot in front of Lucy's dresser. "We'll give you guys some privacy. Come on girls."

The girls being naturally afraid of Erza all followed her directions and exited Lucy's apartment.

"See you at the guild!" Levy called to Lucy while shutting the door behind herself.

Lucy sat on her newly made bed and invited Natsu to sit next to her. "So what were you saying Natsu?" Lucy pulled her long hair into a ponytail.

Natsu plopped down on the bed next to his girlfriend. "Makarov taught me about sex." Natsu said bluntly causing Lucy's eyes to widen like saucers. "Maybe we can try it!" Natsu said excitedly.

Lucy awkwardly smiled at Natsu. "Natsu, sex isn't something you just… Do. I think we should wait until our relationship progresses some more. Especially since I've… never done it before." Lucy said the last part shyly while avoiding eye contact.

Natsu looked visibly shocked. "Really? I figured a girl as pretty as you has had lots of sex."

Lucy turned red with anger and slapped Natsu in the back of the head. "ARE YOU CALLING ME SOME KIND OF SLUT?! YOUR MY FIRST BOYFRIEND YOU IDIOT!" Lucy crossed her arms over her chest and glared.

Natsu laughed nervously. "You got it all wrong Luce! That's not what I meant at all" He waved his arms in front of himself in protest. "I was just saying you're really pretty and I'm shocked no one has… you know… tried."

Lucy took a calming breath. It was so hard to be mad at Natsu. It's not his fault he's so naïve. Although Natsu may be her first boyfriend, she knew all about the opposite sex because of her maids and a basic health class. Natsu however was raised by a Dragon, and then was abandoned by said dragon at quite a young age. On top of that, Natsu was about as dense as Gajeel's iron form. He didn't catch on to anything that wasn't about fighting or food, so it's no wonder that he didn't learn through life experience.

"Look Natsu, sex is bonds that two people who are in love share to prove their love to one another through physical action. I'd like for our romantic relationship to progress a little more for us to get there." Lucy looked Natsu seriously in the eye. "Sex isn't something you just do though. It's a connection that bonds you to another person in a sense. Well... That's how I look at it at least." Lucy smiled at that thought.

"Oh, just like how Dragons mate. Why didn't anyone just say that?" Natsu grinned. "I can wait as long as it takes Lucy. I do really like you." Natsu said the last part uncharacteristically shy. He truly was new to all of this.

Even back when he was vaguely aware that Lisanna liked him, he didn't truly understand exactly what that meant. Before Lucy, romantic feelings were unheard of to him.

Lucy smiled happily at her boyfriend and pulled him into a hug. "Good." She then leaned in and pecked him on the lips. "Let's go to the guild hall. My rent is due soon."

Natsu nodded and jumped out of Lucy's window.

Lucy ran over to her window annoyed. "I MEANT BY DOOR YOU IDIOT!"

Natsu laughed. "My bad! You should try it some time. It's faster!" He yelled up to the apartment.

When Natsu and Lucy got to the guild hall, it was crowded and lively as usual. The couple walked right up to the request board.

Natsu grabbed a piece of paper off of the board. "Hey Luce! Here's a job. A whole town is paying 6 million jewels to capture a few thugs for them."

"6 million jewels huh?" Erza said appearing out of nowhere. "I too will join!"

"Me too!" Said Gray, who was apparently standing next to them the entire time.

"If Gray sama is going Juvia is too." Juvia appeared from behind a table. She then drifted into a day dream about her and Gray on a mission together.

"Alright! Looks like we've got a team; I'm all fired up now! You in Happy?" Natsu turned to the blue Exceed.

"That's okay." Happy dismissed while pulling a fish out of his green bag. "I want to stay here with Carla." He said dreamily while looking at the very uninterested Exceed who simply turned her nose up at him.

Natsu laughed at this. "Alright little buddy. I'm sure she'll come around."

With that, the team filed out of the guild and headed for the train station. The town that needed protecting was pretty far away and they wanted to get there as soon as possible. Little did they know, this trip had a lot in store for all of them.

A/N: Well, what do you guys think? I hope you liked this chapter. Don't forget to review and thank you for reading. In this next chapter, things begin to heat up.