Chapter 8

(A/N It's been awhile ,..again WHOOPS ! One of these day's I will find the motivation to hopefully update weekly , but who knows ! But anyway I hope you have all had a good summer at least and thank you for your kind reviews :3 Hope you also have a beautiful day too ! 3 )

Honestly , she felt completely idiotic thinking the dragonslayer would come and apologize to her. Instead he waltzed in when all the guild members had gathered for a rather rowdy meal , which included alcohol and initverdtly resulted in fighting and more damage costs for the guild , but the pink haired anoyence sat at the farthest end of the table away from Lucy , avoiding all eye contact and conversation with Least before the cart incident he had the decency to briefly greet her but heck now it was like she had become invisible again ! But even then Natsu managed to sniff her out and was the one to remember her when no one else did. Thinking of this sweet memory a slight rose tint caressed it's way across Lucys cheeks but not too soon was she then puffing out those cheeks in annoyance at the boisterous idiot that was currently ignoring her.

"Lucy - San , is everything alright ?", the young Blue haired Dragon Slayer asked in concern

"Of course Wendy , why wouldn't it be" Lucy forcibly smiled back at the younger girl

"Well , um, I guess because you and Natsu-San haven't really talked all night" , Wendy blushed back. So even Wendy had noticed Lucy inwardly groaned

"Don't worry , Natsu's just being Natsu , nothing to worry about" Lucy replied with a reassuring pat on the head for Wendy

"If you're sure then" she beamed back

" Yup !" , Lucy replied before turning her attention to her food.

Was it that obvious to others that Natsu was avoiding her ? What she even done in first place ? All of this was new to Lucy , she and Natsu had never really been in a fight before , things seemed out of place without her partners usual antics which ended up involving her , and then the times when he would always have the right words to spur everyone one , especially her when everything seemed like it was Lucy saw that things were taking a rather loud alcohol fight between her guild mates , she quietly excused herself , preventing herself injury in their playful "death" matches.

Walking along the moonlight beach , which was only a few steps away from where everyone was staying , Lucy felt contempt but a slight tinge of loneliness tainted her mood. With a quick call opening the gate to the mystical spirit world , Plue appeared with a excitable "Pun , punn !". At Least Lucy could always count on her spirits to be there for her , and not ignore her when she had not done anything wrong, and respected her enough to apologize for wrong doings (of course with the acceptance of Aquarius) , and were grateful and honest and ... Geez he just made her so mad ! Out of all of the guild members only Natsu could cause such an irritation in Lucy's mind , plenty of times she imagined him in mini form dancing round and round her head in an endless circle. Why does he have to cause her so much aggravation and then also be such an inspiration and vital warm part of her life !

"Stupid pink Lizard !" Lucy shouted into the general direction of the hot springs inn.

"Pun PUN !" Plue joined in with his Master

"Exactly Plue! At Least you understand .. I think" said Lucy as she scooped her small spirit in her arms.

"N-natsu , your *hic* dead" ,Gray threatened whilst staggering toward the Dragon Slayer.

"Nope. I'm *hic* Natsu , not dead, baaaaaka ..."

"Flammme breath .."

"Ice freak *hic*"

"SHUTUP !" Erza called throwing the nearest object she could find , which happening to be a table. However due to her large alcohol intake during the nights "fun" she only managed to take out Gray before quickly returning to her slumber.

"See *hic* Gray baaaaka" Natsu smugly called out to his now unconscious comrade.

In the now quiet room , aside from the few snores from his guild mates Natsu felt like something was missing. Looking around there was Happy was curled in a ball next to Charle and Wendy, Erza was hugging a plant pot in the corner she had demanded be hers and Gray was under the broken in half table , which still made Natsu giggle , and Lucy was by the doorway where there was now a coat stand. Only now did he realize what he had mistaken her for and it made sense as to why he couldn't fathom how she could stand still for so long. But looking at the coat stand with a yellow scarf draped over the top , Natsu concluded it was an easy mistake to make and that Lucy must have left sometime after the food. Staggering to his feet he decided , it was his new mission to find his blonde team mate because in his drunken state he decided it seemed like a fun idea , forgetting that he was avoiding her and that she was mad at him.

In the end it didn't take him long , even with the strong scent of alcohol consuming his nostrils , tracing Lucy's scent had become like second nature to Natsu , and not too soon did he find his partner sleeping peacefully against a large boulder facing the direction of the lapping waves on the shore.

"What *hic*idiot falls sleepy outside" , Natsu mumbled to himself before kneeling down beside Lucy to inspect she was okay. Why he did this , he did not know , only that making sure Lucy wasn't injured or harmed in any way relaxed him and put whatever stirred up that emotion at ease. Natsu then felt to need to touch Lucy's hair , conclusion it looked entertaining the way it flowed in the breeze. Bringing the handful of golden locks to his nose , Natsu inhaled and was greeted by the potent smell of vanilla and strawberries which only belonged to Lucy, which intoxicated him more that what any alcohol could do. Only Lucy's scent seemed to have this mouth watering appeal , however Natsu has previously decided it must be because he liked the scent of her shampoo and was almost tempted to buy his own bottle at one point, and that's why the scent around Lucy was so inviting. Looking down at his peaceful partner a sudden thought occurred to him , and following on instinct Natsu leaned close to her pale pink lips , deciding to investigate on the thought on whether Lucy would taste the same as she smelt, and that her lips seemed like the simplest place to try. Inch by inch he closed the gap between their bodies , until only a few centimeters was left between their lips , just as Natsu closed his onyx eyes , Lucy's own fluttered open , before widening in shock and reflectively shoving the Dragon Slayer before their lips met.

"N-n-n-natsu ! What the heck do you think you're doing !" Lucy shrieked , whilst covering herself protectively and shielding her face from his in embarrassment. When Natsu didn't respond , she peeked through her eyes only to be met by the fierce gaze of Natsu's eyes , which now seemed to have a mysterious yet captivating fiery tint to them. Again Lucy demanded , what the pink haired boy thought he was doing , only to be met with the growled reply of

"Mine .." before Natsu lunged at her.