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Sandwiches packed, tea poured, all set! Juvia closed the picnic basket lid after confirming all the contents, we're ready to enjoy the summer scenery! Only three days after Natsu's birthday, Juvia officially moved in, all her furniture along with miscellaneous objects got delivered, save the horse painting Juvia bought on impulse, Juvia gave it away to Bisca. To celebrate, Natsu decided that we go on a picnic in a flower field. According to him, it was fairly close by so transport wasn't needed, as such Juvia didn't need to worry about the food getting cold. Then again, Natsu is carrying the food, it shouldn't become cold no matter how much time has passed. Having one arm occupied with the basket and the other seized by Juvia, Natsu guided us to the flower field.

"I still can't believe we're living together now, how's the past few days treating you?" Natsu said over a snapping twig.

"Perfect." Juvia then thought about it for a bit longer and frowned. "Well, Juvia could do without Happy's teasing remarks."

"Which is why you had him leave for this trip right?"

"Exactly." Juvia couldn't help but smile knowing that Juvia has the dragon slayer to herself for the day without being interrupted. "How long do we have to walk?"

"Not for long, around half an hour."

"That's pretty far…"

"Is it? I thought it was fine since it's us."

"That doesn't mean the hike should be so long!"

"Should we run then?"

"And ruin the food? Of course not!"

"It's fine, if you get tired, I'll carry you."

"Then…Juvia will accept it." We walked for a while to let the atmosphere die off.

"But still, what a great weather to do this!" Natsu looked up at the beams of light that shone past the healthy leaves.

"Juvia knows what you mean, it doesn't seem to be raining anytime soon."

"Your magic is great for planning trips huh?"

"Don't say it like that, it sounds like that's all Juvia can do."

"You know that's not true, it's not just your beauty that I fell in love with, your strength played a big part."

"Co—come to think of it, Juvia never really asked you why you fell in love with Juvia in the first place."

"You didn't?" Juvia shook her head while stepping over a particularly large root. "At the start, I just wanted to cheer you up, like what friends would do. Somewhere along the line, I couldn't keep my eyes off you, just smelling your scent was comforting. It's like your rain magic turned to something that captured me.

"Before long, I wanted to hang out with you a lot more, especially after seeing your smile, it was stunning. And before I knew it, I was willing to do anything to see that smile again. Figuring out my feelings for you was easy, I never felt like that in my entire life, and it matched what Gildarts said about love."

"How can Juvia respond? After hearing you say something like that?" From the heated cheeks and hazy mind, Juvia can tell she's drunk with what Natsu said. It was so much to take in.

"Then you can do it with action." Juvia squeezed Natsu's hand. "I hear you loud and clear." feeling Natsu squeezing back, Juvia felt relieved.


The forest soon faded, and we were now climbing up a grassy hill with a few rocks strewn about the land. The sky was clear; a warm gust brushed against Juvia's white summer dress and fluttered Natsu's scarf. According to him, past the hill is our destination, so knowing that our journey was ending is a relief. A shame that Natsu didn't carry Juvia—Juvia just wasn't tired—the warmth coming from Natsu's hands was more than enough. Cresting the top of the hill, a field of flowers consumed Juvia's vision, stretching far out in the distance, up to where flowers meets a mountain. The smell was simply chaotic, Juvia can't make out a single flower from smell alone—there simply was too many scents blending into one. The same situation happened just by looking at the flowers, like thousands of prisms scattering light to dots of dazzling colour.

Getting closer, Juvia saw the pollinators, more than Juvia has ever seen. Granted, Juvia didn't see much in her childhood, only drowned ones, so seeing energetic bees and butterflies zip pass Juvia invoked excitement that wasn't present before. It wasn't just limited to those two, more that Juvia can't recognize danced it the air, some in defined patterns, others in more random ways. Regardless, the excitement turned sour slightly seeing their graceful movements, they couldn't have done this when Juvia was around, at least, until Juvia came to Fairy Tail.

"Juvia? You got a sad face; did I do something?" Natsu gripped Juvia's hand tighter, Juvia squeezed back to reassured him that it wasn't anything major.

"Juvia was just…thinking about the past, without you…or Fairy Tail."

"I didn't take you here to be sad." Natsu's voice was stern and is that? Disappointment?

"Sor—sorry…Juvia didn't mean to…" Those eyes are…scary: relentless, wild—an inferno.

"As punishment," Natsu took in a deep breath, before Juvia panicked at the sudden tense vibe, Juvia saw Natsu's fangs slipping out, the way they would when Natsu is doing something cheeky. "I'm eating all of this!" Natsu ran off into the fields once those words left his mouth.

"Wha—get back here! Juvia worked hard on that! Don't rattle the basket too much, it'll ruin the food!" Ashamed for even doubting Natsu, Juvia felt guilty, but, the rumble in Juvia's stomach snapped her out of that, fueling her vigor to catch Natsu. Juvia rushed after him, giving petals to the winds; tailing after the path Natsu made. And what does he mean by eating all of it!? Juvia did all the work! He has no right to claim Juvia's fruits of labour. Once Juvia catches him, he will be punished! To Juvia's surprise, Natsu set the basket down by a tree, allowing Juvia to tackle him down to the flowers. "Caught you mister! Now, suffer Juvia's wrath! Juvia will make you regret pulling off that stu—" Natsu gripped Juvia's side strongly, smirking at something Juvia isn't aware of.

"Before that, here's your reward." This is just like Juvia's dream! Why is this ha—Natsu flipped Juvia over, fanning out Juvia's hair. He smashed his lips to Juvia's before she could even react from the sudden change in position. This kiss was more aggressive, if the previous ones was an ember that made Juvia feel loved, this one was a roaring flame that focused only on burning Juvia with passion that can't be smothered. Juvia tried to wrap her hands around Natsu's head as he played with Juvia's tongue, he grabbed Juvia's wrists and held them to the ground, sucking on Juvia's lower lip, telling Juvia to let him handle everything. So for the next few moments, Juvia became putty, allowing Natsu to do whatever he pleases; brushing Juvia's hair, sniffing her nape; teasing her mouth. All the while Juvia was helpless to do anything but enjoy Natsu's warmth. After Natsu released Juvia, Juvia was making strange noises and avoiding his eyes.

"It's...to—too much…"

"Did I make you forget your past?"

"S—so that was all…for Juvia's sake?"

"Yeah, sorry if I was a bit rough, I wanted to make sure you only focus on the present. Never look back at those times again, I don't want to go further than this. I…I might have a hard time holding back."

Before we had our picnic, Juvia got a glimpse into a dragon's desires. How frightening.

Juvia sat back up and crawled over to the basket and opened the lid. The sandwiches were still fine because of how tightly packed they were. Can't say the same for the salad, it got out of the container it was in, dirtying the other containers but, still edible. The tea and soup were fine—thankfully. Pasta was okay; bread was flawless; skewers were flawless. It seems like the rest of the food was shaken had had the presentation ruined, nothing too problematic.

"You're lucky that the soup didn't spill, or the meal would've been spoilt."

"I already said sorry, didn't I?"

"And that's why Juvia isn't doing too much about it. Just be careful next time."

"I will."

"Good, now let's eat."

It was nice, not caring about anything else in the world and spending time with Natsu. Taking a break after a long of day of unpacking; not worrying about brightening up the house; away from the craziness of Fairy Tail was a beat that's refreshing. All the while enjoying a stunning view; talking with a loved one; having a meal. Maybe we should do this more often…hopefully, we'll go with our kids next time…a—and judging from what happened, what if Natsu lets loose? Can Juvia even handle it?

"Don't worry, I won't be too rough." Natsu tilted Juvia's head for easy access to her mouth, his other hand was somewhere it shouldn't be, caressing it gently. "You're so cute right now. Can I eat you up?" His words would be filled with impatience. Once Juvia gives him permission, Natsu would become feral. Is this fear? Or arousal? "I'm going in…" His strong hands slithered to Juvia's hips, making sure to brush Juvia's skin along the way.

"Ple—please do…" Juvia bit the hem of her shirt, expecting the first wave of pain and at the same time, hoping it'll transform to something better.

"Juvia!" Natsu shook Juvia's shoulders forcefully, drawing a screech from Juvia's lips.

"Ye—yes!?"

"Stop spacing out!"

"So—sorry…what were you talking about?" Juvia held her head down in shame, looking at the empty containers of food.

"You didn't even hear that? And wait! Why are your ears red?" Natsu leaned in close. "Are you sick?" his round eyes and soft tone of voice conveyed concern and worry. Juvia's dirty thoughts made Natsu this worried…what should Juvia do?

"No…"

"Are you sure? Let me if something is wrong okay?" Juvia nodded meekly. "Anyway, I was talking about my team wanting to check out our house once we're done remodeling the place, is that alright with you?"

"Why would you ask Juvia's permission for something so trivial?"

"We're a couple remember? I don't want to do something that has to do with the two of us without asking you properly."

"So that's why. Don't worry, Juvia won't mind."

"Great!"

"When will they come?"

"Around…five in the evening."

"Should Juvia cook dinner for them?"

"Why not? It's more fun that way!" Natsu grinned. He stood up and stretched with a groan. "Shall we pack up? The foods gone, or do you want to stay here a bit longer?"

"One last thing!" Juvia pulled out a lacrima that once caused Juvia so much shame. Natsu smiled and walked over. Juvia handed the lacrima to a water doll that held the thing at decent height that can capture our full frame. Natsu place a loving hand on both of Juvia's shoulders; Juvia leaned against Natsu's toned chest. To finish it all off, Natsu plopped his head on Juvia's head, he then took off his scarf and wrapped it around Juvia's neck. Today may not have went the same way as her dream, that may not be a bad thing, with such an unpredictable partner, there's no way Juvia's fantasies can match with the real thing. Which is fine with Juvia, Juvia didn't expect her prince to come in the form of a pink-haired man, and the surprises just keeps getting better.

A flash enveloped our bodies and our smiling faces.


Thanks for reading! I felt like writing a throwback to an earlier chapter. And reading my earlier work reminded me of something I wanted to do as I was writing this story, I wanted to write a bit more about Juvia's fantasies. However, I'm starting to wrap this story up, so I feel like adding some more delusions here and there would feel out of place considering how's there so less of it in the first place, that's why, when I'm doing my clean-up, I plan on adding some of Juvia's fantasies into places I find appropriate.

Is that something that interests you guys?

Whether I do it or not it entirely up to you guys. Let me know you think.

Speaking of viewer feedback, still looking for suggestions on what to write next! I want more options to choose from. And at the end of the day, these stories serve two major purposes: to entertain, and for me to learn via viewer feedback. So giving me suggestions will give an idea on what you guys want to read, I know I can't satisfy everyone's opinion but I'm at a loss on what to write next. So please hit me with some interesting ideas! I will try to respond on why I chose or didn't choose your idea.

Until then, hope you enjoyed! Have a lovely day!