Light was shining through Lucy's bedroom window when Natsu woke up. He felt something putting pressure on his chest. And there she was, the love of his life. Lucy snuggled even closer to him in her sleep. Natsu chuckled.
He raised his arms and drew Lucy into his chest and held her there. Bending down his head, he smelled her blond hair. It smelled like roses and vanilla. Natsu couldn't get enough of the smell. It was making him want to start over what they did the day before.
"N-Natsu…," Lucy whispered in her sleep.
Natsu bent his head to look down at her. Her face was smiling and relaxed.
Natsu smiled and put his head back to her hair.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled.
Natsu jumped and looked at Lucy again. This time her face was in distraught and fear. Natsu has only seen Lucy's face like that when she loses something close or is hurt really bad. Natsu turned from relaxed to worried in a blink of an eye.
A tear rolled down Lucy's face when she finally went back to normal.
"L-Lucy? Wake up! Lucy?" Natsu yelled in Lucy's ear.
Lucy eyes flew open when she heard Natsu's voice.
"N-Natsu?"
Lucy looked at him for a second, then crashed into his arms in the tightest hug he has ever received. She started sobbing on his shoulder saying, "I thought I lost you," over and over again.
Natsu was surprised at first, but now he also was hugging her back tightly. He squeezed her just enough for her to feel safe in his arms.
"What are you talking bout' Luce? I'm right here," Natsu said soothingly, but that only made her cry more. He rubbed his hand on her head for a couple minutes until he loosened his grip a little only to see her face. Her eyes were red from crying and she looked like she had a thousand more tears to go.
"Natsu, hic, I-I saw you leave me, I saw you go far away and never come back," Lucy started sobbing again in Natsu's chest.
"Lucy, you don't have to worry about me going away, I would never leave you. I'll make sure to protect you from anything and to be here for you whenever you need me," Natsu comforted her by saying those words but the crying didn't stop.
"B-but it looked so real, Natsu, Natsu, Natsu…," She repeated his name over and over again.
It pained him to see her like this, but he also knew there was no need for those tears. He would never leave her, no matter what, even if it killed him.
"How bout' we walk over to the guild and get some breakfast there," Natsu suggested.
"N-no, I can make breakfast here," Lucy blurted out.
Lucy pulled off of him, even though she didn't want to, and walked over to the kitchen to start on the pancakes.
Natsu could still feel the warmness on his chest and he didn't want it to leave. So, he got up and walked into the kitchen. There you could see Lucy in a cute pink and white apron with little bunnies on them. She hummed to herself, which sounded like the most beautiful music to Natsu. He crept up to her and snatched her waist from behind, bringing her into another bear hug.
"Natsu! You almost made me drop this pancake!" Lucy hissed, but still felt comfortable in his arms.
"Why'd you stop humming Luce? It was beautiful," Natsu muttered in her ear.
Lucy's face turned bright red and didn't say anything back. She just continued what she was humming.
Natsu closed his eyes on her shoulder and listened to the sizzling of the pancakes and the softness of her voice.
"Done!" Lucy said while turning off the stove. She put the pancakes on the plate and placed them on the table. They sat down vertical from each other, so they could see the other person clearly.
"Wow Lucy! These are some good pancakes," Natsu said cheerfully after eating a bite.
"Glad you like them," Lucy replied.
Natsu then looked at Lucy again, with a deep intensity in his eyes. Lucy looked down at her plate, embarrassed from the sudden stare-down. She started the conversation that she had yesterday but wasn't able to finish it before Natsu grabbed her hand, so she wouldn't fall into the canal.
So, what was she thinking about again? Oh, right, why Natsu was acting so strange. He started acting weird after saying that spell in the book. Suddenly, Lucy remembered what was in that spell, the word "lovers". She didn't think anything strange about it at the time but now it seemed important.
And also, since when has Natsu shown any feelings towards her? He only started after the spell. She'll need to go and check out that spell once she gets to the guild.
"I'm all done Luce, should I put my plate in the sink?" Natsu asked.
This was nothing like Natsu at all either, the "normal" Natsu would've just left it there and complain about eating too much. This Natsu though, acted polite towards her and never got on her nerves.
"Y-yes that's fine, Natsu," Lucy stammered.
Natsu just grinned at her and walked over to the sink.
"I'm gonna go take a shower Natsu, you can go and walk on over to the guild if you don't want to wait for me," Lucy said while backing away to the bathroom.
"Nope, I'll stay right here Lucy," Natsu said sitting on her bed.
"Ok, just don't mess anything up," Lucy said while closing the bathroom door.
Did Lucy think Natsu was an animal? Why would he mess up Lucy's room? He didn't want to make her feel mad at him. So he just waited on her bed while pulling his jacket back on along with his scarf.
Natsu heard Lucy singing to herself in the shower. Natsu listened. He didn't recognize the song, but it still sounded like the best song he's ever heard.
"I'm done Natsu! Now let's go walk over to the guild to find a mission or talk with some friends," Lucy said, but really she meant to look for the book that she gave to Mira yesterday.
"Aye, sir!" Natsu yelled and followed Lucy out the door towards the guild.
End of Chapter 3
Thanks for reading chapter 3! I've published 3 chapters in one day so I'm pretty exhausted, but don't worry! I will provide a new chapter or 2 tomorrow! Thanks again!
-MacAttack2121 ^w^
