Chapter 24 – Another 'Friendly' Hello
Sabertooth Guild, Summer Time
Year X792
Sting Eucliffe
"Sting!" Natsu beamed as I entered my office.
"Natsu?" I said with a voice of surprise. "I thought you were going to spend the day training with Gray, it's still a few hours before I said I'd pick you up" I commented. The pink-haired Dragon Slayer nodded, before closing the distance between us.
"Yeah, I know, it's just… it's our last day together, so I just couldn't stay by myself and do nothing. Gray's already left with Rogue somewhere, I guess they're going on a date too" Natsu said with a sweet tone. I sighed.
"That may be true but…" I trailed off as Natsu gave me the most adorable puppy-dog eyes.
"Come on, you can get away with leaving early just once. Rogue can't complain, since he did it too" Natsu reasoned with me. I smiled slightly, before making my way over towards my desk, glancing over the small stack of paperwork that had been left there by Rogue an hour ago. I don't need to do all this… but I do need to submit that report to the Magic Council on that job Rufus did for them…
Turning back towards Natsu I shrugged. "If you're willing to wait for… let's say twenty minutes, half an hour at most, I'll just finish that report and then I'll leave it at that" I said to Natsu, using my most reasonable tone. Natsu pouted in thought for a moment, before crossing the distance of the room towards me and smirking.
"Alright, thirty minutes. Then I'm gonna drag you outta here if I have to" he stated. I nodded.
"Okay, so I'll just start now" I replied, reaching out for the report, before I was stopped by Natsu's hand on my wrist. Glancing back over to the pinkette I saw the smile on his face, and knew what was coming next. The Fire Dragon Slayer then wrapped his arms around my waist as he kissed me, slow and loving.
I allowed the kiss to linger, since I was sure it would help pacify the other Dragon Slayer long enough that I would be able to do my work uninterrupted, for thirty minutes at least. Just as I was about to pull away and begin my work, however, something sounded at the door.
"Sting, I know you're busy but Minerva and I wer-" Yukino stopped dead in her tracks as she entered the office room. "I'm sorry!" she gasped suddenly as she saw Natsu and myself frantically unravel ourselves from around each other. I jumped away from Natsu as Yukino was about to leave.
"Wait! Yukino!" I called out to her, before grabbing her wrist and making her spin around. As I did this I noticed Minerva coming up around the corridor. She saw the hold I had on Yukino and rushed over with an intrigued expression.
"What's going on here?" she asked me with a half-interested, half-sarcastic tone of voice.
I sighed. "Well… guess you'll both have to come in here for a moment" I stated with a slight tone of annoyance, before letting go of Yukino's hand in order to gesture for them to come into the office. Both of the Spatial Mages followed me inside and I had them sit at the two seats available opposite my own chair. Natsu stood in silence beside my chair as I moved to take it. "Alright, so what do you need to talk to us about Sting? And hello Natsu, I don't think I've talked to you much since you arrived here" Minerva said as her eyes glanced between the pinkette and me. Yukino stayed quiet, a visible blush of embarrassment clear on her features. I cleared my throat.
"Okay… well… for starters, sorry about that Yukino, I didn't hear you coming so… yeah…" I shuffled uncomfortably. The white-haired woman looked away nervously.
"I'm sorry" she squeaked in a much quieter repeat of her earlier exclamation. I nodded.
"Will someone explain what's going on here? Yukino? Sting?" Minerva looked annoyedly from Yukino to me to Natsu, then back to me. I shuffled once more under the slightly intense gaze of the former Master's daughter.
"Okay, well… this is hard, but well… Natsu and I are kinda… together, like boyfriends" I said uneasily, trying to gauge how the two women before me would act. Minerva went quiet for a moment, before looking to Yukino.
"So… you saw them then?" she asked Yukino, who nodded and then shook her head like she didn't know how to respond.
I decided to make it easier for her. "Natsu…" I said, before standing up to look at the pinkette. I knew he could already tell what I was thinking by the faint smile on his face. With a wink, he took a step closer to me, then planted a kiss on my lips, short but sweet. "Yeah, he's my boyfriend. It's not a lie, and Yukino did see us" Natsu stated a little too happily. I chuckled, before turning to look at the two; I didn't sit down again, since it calmed me to have Natsu beside me whilst I faced them.
Minerva cracked a smile as she saw us. "I thought something was going on with you, since Natsu was the only person anyone ever saw you leave and return to the guild with each day" she commented wryly. "The only person other than Natsu who've you been that close to was Rogue" she added. I frowned.
"Nothing's ever happened between me and Rogue!" I complained frustratedly. Minerva laughed.
"So, you've always said" she retorted, before looking to Yukino. I gulped.
"Well… Yukino… is this okay with you both? Or are you gonna freak out?" I asked the pair. Yukino remained quiet for another long moment, before smiling.
"Well… I did wonder like Minerva… because well… I always suspected something was going on with you but I never said anything" she rambled for a moment, before taking a breath, "Although that was a surprise, I don't have anything against Natsu, and you have seemed happier since you came back… so… yeah, I think it's fine" she said at last, giving us both a smile. I smiled back, before Minerva interjected.
"I agree… however, other people may not. Sting, if other people find out, it could have… impacts… for the guild" Minerva stated in a carefully measured tone. I nodded.
"Yeah, I had intended to wait until the debt was cleared before I told anyone, and I was gonna start with just you two, Lector and Frosch. Rogue kinda… already knew, but then stuff happened and well… both of our exceed buddies know too now" I answered Minerva, before grinning. "However, if it comes to it… I'll have to hand over control of the guild to one of you so then, at least, it won't be as bad when I tell people" I added confidently. Minerva raised an eyebrow at this declaration, however she still smiled.
"Well, so long as you are aware. Letting go of the Mastership may be an extreme response to the issue though" she stated. I shrugged.
"I'll do what I have to for Sabertooth" I said, before shooting her another smile, "But I hope it doesn't come to that. After all, I love both Natsu and Sabertooth" I added. Minerva and Yukino both nodded.
"I don't think anyone at Sabertooth would mind" Yukino stated in a friendly tone. I laughed.
"Well… Orga and a couple of the others might make fun, but I don't think they'd do anything to stop us being together" I replied, before I checked the wall clock. I had noticed Natsu's eyes trail towards it, and I was slowly coming to realise that the pinkette was obviously still wanting me to finish my work and leave. Minerva also seemed to notice this, as she began chuckling. "Got something planned, Natsu?" she inquired in a sly tone. The pinkette looked surprised that someone had noticed his too-obvious glances at the clock.
"Oh… well…" he stammered for a moment. I chuckled, before knocking him on the side of the head.
"Idiot" I commented, before looking apologetically toward Yukino and Minerva, "We kind of had an agreement for me to finish my work, then go on a little… well, date, before he leaves tomorrow" I explained to them both. Minerva laughed upon hearing this.
"Well, that's just adorable" she mused, before motioning to stand. "Don't let us stop you then" she added. Yukino looked up to Minerva from her seat, before making to leave also.
"Yes, I was going to discuss some stuff with you about another job that came up, but that can wait until tomorrow. Don't worry about that report either Sting, I can finish it, if you sign it off now. That way you can leave now" the Celestial Spirit Mage gave a slight wink. I raised my eyebrows in surprise.
"You don't mind?" I asked her. She shook her head.
"No, I don't mind. Besides I… er… interrupted you before" she blushed again. I beamed at hearing this.
"Thanks, Yukino. I'll make it up to you tomorrow, I promise" I said happily, before looking over to the pinkette, who was grinning also.
"I'm not complaining" he said, "Since it means we get to go even faster" he added excitedly. I nodded, before picking up the report and flicking to the last page, where the Guild Master was required to sign it off. Quickly scrawling my name on the required line, I offered it to Yukino who took it. "Have fun" she smiled politely. I nodded, before making to leave with Natsu.
"We will" we both said in unison. Natsu and I then left the guild several hours earlier than I had intended. Looking to the pinkette I saw him grin.
"So… where're you taking me tonight?" he asked. I grinned back at him.
"Somewhere I think you're gonna love" I replied.
Natsu nodded. "Sounds good, do we need to get ready for it or anything? Like, change clothes or…" he asked. I laughed.
"It's somewhere you're not gonna need your clothes" I stated. He laughed darkly upon hearing this.
"Even better" he replied.
/
I watched with glee as Natsu's eyes grew wide. "This is the place" I announced merrily, as I continued looking at the pinkette's childishly happy expression. "Do you like it?" I added after a moment, as I tried to suppress a laugh.
Natsu nodded vigorously. "Yeah, this is great" he beamed. I allowed the chuckle I was supressing out.
"I know, I could tell from your face" I stated, before leaning in close. The pinkette kissed me sweetly and I took his hand. Although admitting our relationship to Minerva and Yukino was a surprise, I could feel nothing but elation, and a weird kind of high, as I left the guild; and it had only gotten worse the closer we got to the venue.
"So we get to use the spa and hot springs here, then sleep in our own private room?" Natsu asked as we pulled away from our kiss and began to walk into the inn.
I nodded in confirmation. "Yes. There's also a buffet and other activities, if your up for any of them" I added.
Natsu smiled. "That depends on what happens after the hot springs… I might not be able to handle anything more then you" he replied with a slightly lewd tone of voice that caught me off guard.
I just smiled, before moving to confirm the reservation I had made earlier with the woman behind the desk. "Ah, Master Eucliffe" the elderly receptionist greeted me. I shot her a smile.
"Yes, I'm here about my reservation" I stated. The receptionist nodded.
"This way please, a room for two, with spa-and-springs pass?" she asked, seeking confirmation with a pleasant smile. I chuckled.
"Yes, this will be my number two" I gestured to Natsu, "Natsu Dragneel, from Fairy Tail" I introduced the pinkette. The woman glanced to Natsu from a moment, before smiling and nodding.
"Alright, if you would both follow me I will show you your room. Here are the two keys for the room. You'll also need these passes to get into the spa and hot springs. The doors are enchanted, so you can't get in without them, however if you just have it on your person, then the door will open for you" the woman explained as she walked, before stopping at a wooden door with the number '11' imprinted into a brass plate. "This is your room, if you need anything just tell me. The buffet will be available from 6PM, there is also the option to have food ordered to your room" the receptionist said. I smiled and nodded.
"Understood. Thank you, ma'am" I replied pleasantly. The woman smiled.
"If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave. Please enjoy your stay" she stated, before motioning to leave. I nodded.
"Okay, thank you again" I said, before moving to unlock the door.
Natsu looked to me suspiciously as I put the key into the lock. "She seemed very familiar with you, Sting?" he stated. I sighed, as I heard the lock click open.
"Jealous again, Natsu?" I asked the pinkette. Natsu shrugged.
"Do I need to be?" he retorted. I smirked.
"Well, no, obviously. I just know her because when this place was being built, Rogue, Lector, Frosch and me helped to gather the wood for it, as well as help set up the lacrimas in the spa that heat the water in the hot tubs" I stated. Natsu smiled upon hearing this.
"So, she gave you a deal because you helped out?" he asked. I nodded.
"Well… yeah, do you know how much a room here costs normally?" I commented. Natsu shrugged, before grinning.
"No. But anyways, come on, let's check out the room later, I wanna go in the spa and hot springs" Natsu pleaded excitedly. I smiled. I can't resist that smile…
"Alright" I agreed, "That's the best bit anyways. Come on, I know where it is" I added, before looking over my shoulder toward the pinkette and gesturing for him to take my hand. Natsu did so happily, and we quickly set off toward the hot spring and spa area.
/
After stripping down and enjoying the facilities for a few hours, Natsu and I decided to commandeer one of the sauna rooms for ourselves, after noticing that one of them was free. "I love sauna's, although I never feel as hot in them" Natsu grinned as he took a seat at one of the wooden benches inside the room. It wasn't overly large, but at the same time did feel too cramped with both of us in there. "I'm glad you're enjoying yourself" I beamed, before closing the door behind us.
As soon as I sat down on the bench and allowed my head to rest back against the wooden wall, I felt Natsu's hand creeping up my leg. Lazily lounging my head to the side, I observed the pinkette with vague amusement. "What are you doing?" I asked in a calm tone, pretending like I didn't know exactly what pervy thoughts the Fire Dragon Slayer had inside his head.
Natsu gave a sly little scoff. "What I'm doing is putting my hand on your leg" he stated plainly, but with a hint of mischief in his tone that belied his ruder intentions.
I rolled my eyes. "Okay then, what are you thinking of doing?" I asked him in a slightly more amused tone of voice.
Natsu laughed darkly this time and shuffled closer to me on the bench. "Oh… well, what I was thinking of doing was getting you off whilst we're in here" Natsu stated, in a level tone that made it sound like this was an everyday occurrence. I smirked a little at his suggestive behaviour, before leaning over to him and giving him a surprise kiss.
"Heh, so you're in?" Natsu asked as I pulled away. I smirked a little, before shaking my head.
"Can we not wait until after dinner tonight?" I pleaded with him. Natsu shrugged, before taking a more relaxed sitting position beside me, his shoulder touching mine, but his hand off my thigh.
"Alright… I'll try to not do it here, but sitting there all sexy with nothing but that teeny-tiny piece of cloth between me and your cock is making it really hard" Natsu emphasised the last two words with such a tone of desperation I almost gave in for a moment, until I saw his wicked smile, and realised this was his plan.
With a confident chuckle, I wrapped an arm around Natsu's shoulders before leaning in close. "It's hard for me too, but trust me, it'll be better if we wait" I commented, leaning in even closer to the pinkette with the intention of kissing him. Natsu smiled back at me, reaching up to hold my chin in his hands. Just then, however, a voice pulled us from our intimacy.
"You two really can't leave it in the bedroom" Gray commented, as he stood leaning against the open door of the sauna, Rogue behind him, both clad only in the same towels that Natsu and I wore. I snapped my head around to glare at the Ice Mage, whilst Natsu sat pouting.
"What are you two doing here?!" I barked in surprise Rogue and Gray, as the sudden change from privately intimate to public stalled my brain momentarily.
"Tch, we were here to have a nice last day away from the guild" Gray stated, before looking to Rogue. "Did you know Sting was coming here?" he asked his boyfriend.
Rogue shook his head. "No, I thought they might use the time we were away to… er… spend time in the apartment" the Shadow Dragon commented, before looking around the relatively empty spa area; the only place that still held people were the saunas.
I noticed the analytical gaze of my partner, and could easily work out what he was thinking. "You can come in here with us if you want, that way you don't have to worry about being too… secretive" I stated, directing his towards Rogue.
The black-haired slayer smirked, before looking to Gray, who just shrugged. "I guess…" he responded, before the pair moved onto the wooden bench opposite us, closing the door again behind them. Natsu sat in silence for a few moments, glancing from me to the other two and back again. I know it's not what you expected but… just make the best of it I thought to myself, before I began to absent-mindedly thread my fingers through the pink locks on the back of Natsu's head. Soon the pink-haired Dragon Slayer began to purr quietly, whilst laying his head down on my shoulder. I looked incredulously towards Natsu for a moment, before smiling slightly to myself. Looking back towards Gray and Rogue I noticed the pair whispering amongst themselves. This isn't so bad, at least Natsu's keeping calm and relaxed…
"So, do you two have any other plans, or are you just gonna spend the remainder of your time here like me and Natsu are?" I asked Rogue and Gray, trying to make some conversation. Rogue chuckled.
"No, we're gonna go to a restaurant for dinner, I'm guessing you and Natsu are staying to have the buffet here?" Rogue stated. I nodded.
"Yeah, that way it doesn't take long to get back to our room" I smirked, adding a slightly dark touch to this comment. Rogue scoffed, however Gray smirked.
"I'm surprised you even need to get back to your room so quickly, if you've already been doing stuff in places like this. Then again, I suppose if Natsu is as excitable in that as he is in general…" Gray trailed off as Natsu sat more upright with an annoyed pout on his face. Here it goes… I knew this'd happen if they were left in the same room long enough…
"We didn't do anything!" Natsu protested angrily, eyeing Gray in a way that I knew meant he was looking for a fight. Gray almost rose to the challenge, before Natsu broke out in a grin, "Yet" he added in a lewd tone of voice.
Gray chuckled immediately at the pinkette's more pervy side. I'm surprised he's even willing to admit that to Gray… I wouldn't have been able to do the same to Rogue, but just because I know he'd complain about it I thought to myself with vague amusement, before glancing over to my black-haired partner. The Shadow Dragon Slayer also seemed vaguely amused by the sudden change from tense to relaxed in our respective boyfriend's exchange.
"Sting, didn't you have work to do before you left the guild though?" Rogue commented after a few moments. I sighed and tilted my head back.
"Well… yes, but then…" I tried to decide the best way to explain to Rogue what happened. "Natsu and I may have been discussing something in the office, when Yukino walked in and overheard us. Minerva then showed up and well… we kinda had to admit to them that Natsu and I are together, and that we're gay obviously" I said to the Shadow Dragon Slayer. The description of events that I gave was mostly true, although I wasn't going to admit willing that it had been because Natsu and I were caught in a compromising position that we had been forced to reveal our relationship to others.
Rogue and Gray both seemed intrigued to hear that we had told others about our relationship. "So you ended up giving the game away, and in such a short amount of time" the dark-haired Ice Mage stated with a tone that lay somewhere between jovially friendly, and worried.
Taking note of the way Gray spoke I smiled. "Don't worry, I only told them about me and Natsu, you two are safe" I reassured Gray, who I noticed relaxed slightly. Rogue smirked.
"Did Minerva and Yukino both agree to keep quiet?" he asked in a voice that almost sounded amused. I pouted.
"Yes, in fact Minerva was more concerned about how this could affect the guild, so don't worry about that" I replied to the Shadow Dragon Slayer, who chuckled.
"That's very much like her. I take it Yukino agreed to finish your work for you, so you two could get here early?" Rogue commented, earning grins from both me and Natsu.
"Yeah, she's so helpful, as always" I smiled. Natsu rested his head on my shoulder.
"Thanks to her me and Sting get to be here for most of the day" Natsu beamed. Rogue and Gray looked between us for a moment, before looking to each other.
"You two are so obvious, it doesn't surprise me" the both said in unison. I blushed slightly at the comment, and was about to respond, when I noticed the odd look Natsu was giving me.
"I like that people know" he said, "And that they are okay with it" he added.
I laughed, before noticing the weakening glow of the coals set into the sauna. "Me too, now… it looks like it's time for us to be getting out. Unlike you two, Natsu and me need to go get ready for the buffet, and then… other stuff" at that last bit I earned a sly smile from the pinkette.
Rogue rolled his eyes at me. "Alright then, just make sure that you two don't spend too much time awake, you're both supposed to be leaving for Magnolia in the morning remember" the Shadow Dragon Slayer stated. Gray huffed.
"Does that mean you're gonna cut our fun short too?" the Ice Mage whined at Rogue. The black-haired Mage immediately turned his head to his own boyfriend just as Natsu and I ducked out of the wood-panelled sauna room.
As we closed the door, all we could hear was Rogue trying to pacify Gray, as the Ice Mage continued to complain about their apparent lack of sex. Natsu grinned at me as we walked away from the saunas and back towards the lockers where our clothes were being kept. "That's one problem we're not gonna have, right?" he smirked wickedly.
I nodded enthusiastically. "The day I refuse to have sex with you, is the day I take you on a surprise skiing holiday to hell" I giggled back to Natsu under my breath, earning even more laughs from the pink-head.
After that we changed, and then laughed our way all the way along to the buffet hall where we enjoyed many delicious meals.
/
A little while later, Natsu and I fell through the inn room door already tangled up in each other's arms. "Mnph… Natsu…" I breathed, as I kicked the door closed and pushed the pink-haired male up against it. "That was… close. If anyone had walked by they woulda seen us" I added, with a tone that, whilst warning, also invited the Fire Dragon Slayer to try the same trick again.
Natsu smirked at hearing this. "I didn't notice you stopping me from kissing you" he replied in an overconfident, cocky tone as his hand brushed over my exposed muscles.
I shrugged. "You took me by surprise, but couldn't you have waited until we were on this side of the door to do it" I defended, before kissing Natsu again in a short pause.
Natsu continued smiling. "But if I had done that, then I wouldn't have gotten to see you all cute and flustered" the pinkette commented. I did not reply, and Natsu used this momentary silence to continue his slight mocking. "You were also really cute, reaching for the door, whilst also holding me close…" he added in a luscious whisper, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me the short distance between us so we were pressed together as he emphasised that last word.
I gave a slight chuckle, before kissing Natsu. "Alright, you made your point" I stated. Natsu chuckled victoriously, kissing me back, tongue pressing at my lips to beg entrance into my mouth. I decided to give in, opening my mouth to allow the Fire Dragon Slayer entrance. Our tongues slid over each other in a short battle, whilst I slid my arms around Natsu's body, one hand rubbing circles into the pinkette's lower back, the other taking a firm hold of the pinkette's butt. "Natsu…" I breathed heatedly, before trailing a few stray kisses down the pinkette's neck.
"You wanna… go to the bedroom?" Natsu asked back, as he threaded his fingers in my hair, his other hand gripping my shoulders.
I smirked, before grinding against the pinkette's hardening member a little, earning a strangled moan from Natsu. "You that desperate?" I commented. Natsu chuckled slightly, a dark sound that cut through the moans that were edging their way up his throat from my grinding.
"Do you have to ask?" he replied with a surprising amount of confidence in his voice.
I smiled wickedly before shaking my head. "No, come on" I said, before unravelling myself from around Natsu and instead taking his hand as I led him towards the bedroom.
Natsu didn't stop smiling all the way to the edge of the bed. "Hey Sting…" he said suddenly, as I stopped at the edge of the bed. I turned to look at Natsu, then suddenly I felt a pressure being applied to my chest. "Let me be on top tonight" Natsu then stated, as he crawled onto my lap.
I raised an eyebrow. "You wanna top?" I asked him, checking before we proceeded with anything further.
Natsu nodded. "Yeah, I've been wanting to do it for a while" he responded in a voice that ensured I wouldn't be able to say 'no'.
With a bright smile, I shrugged and pulled Natsu down for a kiss. "Do what you want, my sexy little fireball" I chuckled.
Natsu smiled, then pouted. "I'm not little" he defended. I smirked.
"Okay then, my tiny fireball" I corrected, earning a sigh from the Fire Mage.
"Just… shut up" he responded with mock-tiredness, kissing me to prevent any more comments from coming out of my mouth.
/
"Mm… what made you want to top?" I asked as Natsu pushed me up the bed. Natsu smirked, but did not reply, instead trailing kisses across my neck. It was hot to see the Fire Dragon so into it, his body arched over mine, with on hand firm on my abs to keep me down whilst he attacked my neck.
"Just… wanted to" Natsu replied, before nipping at a particularly soft spot on my neck.
"Ah… mmn…" I breathed in surprise. Before we got to our room I had already made a few plans about what Natsu and I could do tonight, however the pinkette had smashed all of those ideas out of the park with this simple suggestion. Natsu chuckled darkly at the noises he was making me give, before he began moving his hand further down my body. I felt the action, and smiled before I decided to try something. With one hand absently playing with Natsu's hair, resting on the back of the pinkette's head, I used the other to massage down the Fire Dragon's spine, before reaching the edge of his waistcoat. Natsu seemed to notice the move from the slight movement of his body, however he did not stop what he was doing, edging lower and lower down my body with his mouth; now he was kiss around my chest, getting close to the first area I knew he would attack. As Natsu's mouth neared my left nipple, I used the hand I had placed by the edge of his clothes to carefully begin sliding his waistcoat off, to reveal the perfect body beneath. I've gotten to see him practically naked all day, but only now do I finally get to touch that body…
Natsu threw the piece of clothing aside as I felt his tongue carefully begin to slide over and around the bud. "Agh…" I muttered slightly. Natsu smirked wickedly.
"This is for all the times you've done this to me" he laughed darkly. I raised my eyebrows.
"If that's the case you need to do it more, I've done this quite a few times you know" I replied in an equally as dark tone.
Natsu laughed, before continuing his attack. As the pinkette did this, his other hand came up to the other nipple, to play and tweak it between his index finger and thumb. I gave into the sensations and lay back into the bed, one hand coming up to fixate itself to the back of the Fire Dragon's head, gripping the hair there weakly. Natsu noticed my relaxed posture, looking up my chest to meet my downward gaze. "Sting… top" he said in between flickers of his tongue. I smirked, he's both cute and hot looking up like that I thought, before obliging to his request.
With one deft movement I removed my clothes, so I lay shirtless before the pinkette. "Better?" I asked him, knowing what his response would be.
"Yeah" Natsu muttered, finishing his assault on my nipple, before moving lower down my body. Natsu kissed a trail down, down to the edge of my trousers. Looking up once more, the pinkette had eyes full of mischief, an unasked question on his lips. I nodded slightly, without really realising, which caused Natsu to smile; he then undid my belt and began sliding the clothing piece down my legs until it came off. Then, with only my underpants left, the pinkette crawled back up my body to make out some more. Sloppy kissing leaving us each breathless, Natsu smiled contently. I slid my hands down his body to his own trousers, before raising an eyebrow expectantly. The pinkette nodded, and I undid his belt and began to remove his trousers much in the same way as he had removed mine. Once they got a little too low for me to reach, however, Natsu just kicked them the remainder of the distance, sending them into a crumpled pile somewhere around the room along side all our other clothes. Natsu kissed me once more, before palming my hardened member through the fabric. "Want… me to… remove them?" Natsu asked in a lewd tone, in between heated kisses. I nodded.
"Yeah… let's do it together" I replied. Natsu nodded in agreement, before reaching down to tug at the hem of my underwear. I grabbed Natsu's from behind, then with a short kiss we both pulled them off of each other.
Laying naked, I couldn't help but sweep my gaze over Natsu's body. "Looking good as always…" I commented. Natsu chuckled.
"Just don't forget that tonight it's me who's gonna be the one doing it" the pinkette stated, with a tone of authority. I shivered slightly at hearing that voice coming from my boyfriend.
"I know…" I responded excitedly, before leaning in close to his ear. "So why don't you start, instead of just palming my cock" I added in a challenging tone, knowing this would spur the pinkette to action.
Natsu smiled confidently. "If you want it so badly" he began, before giving me a quick kiss, "Then why should I refuse to give you what you want?" he finished with a cocky wink. With one more kiss Natsu began crawling down my body once again, placing haphazard kisses every so often to remind me just where he was heading. The last kiss fell right below my belly button, before the other Dragon Slayer got to where he intended.
Natsu stopped at my cock and looked up to meet my gaze as he took the head into his mouth, causing me to moan faintly; there was no way I was gonna start loud, that was be just a little too submissive. He engulfed more of the length into his mouth, flicking his tongue against the tip of the shaft, and eliciting such a rude noise out of my throat that it surprised even me. It's only been a couple of days since we last fucked… maybe going into that spa wasn't such a good idea I thought to myself. Natsu kept going, sucking and flicking down as much of the length as he could, making as much noise as he could. I could not believe how hot Natsu looked, going down on my cock, even though this wasn't his first time it was still so satisfying to watch. I moaned, running my fingers through the Fire Dragon's pink locks, which earned a confident chuckle from the pinkette. The vibrations caused me to moan even louder as soon it became too much; the delicious sensations being delivered by Natsu's laughter around my cock causing increased pleasure. I noticed then that Natsu began touching himself, moving his hand in time with the bobs of his head.
"Na-tsu… that's… good" I mused in between a pleasure-induced gasps. The pinkette smile wickedly, not losing his pace for a second. The pleasure built up in my cock until I reached my threshold. "I'm close… Natsu" I warned the Fire Dragon, not really expecting him to stop, although he did.
"Good" he said in an amused tone. I furrowed my brows in sudden surprise as the pinkette removed the hardened member from his mouth and knelt up. "It'd be boring if you came too soon, right?" he asked rhetorically, as he noted my facial expression.
I gave a pout to show that I disagreed with him on this, however I let him continue with whatever he wanted to do. "Fine, what's next on your little scheme for tonight?" I asked in a more amicable tone. Natsu chuckled darkly.
"Well… do you remember that time we fucked in my bathroom?" he replied coyly. I thought for a moment, before smirking slightly.
"You mean…" he nodded, before sliding a hand down my arm to clutch at my wrist.
"Yup" he confirmed, before moving my hand up to his mouth to suck on the digits. Thoroughly coated he removed them and raised an eyebrow questioningly, giving me my orders. I gave a wicked grin.
"Well… alright" I stated, before rearranging myself so I could do as Natsu requested. The pinkette seemed to revel at the sight, however I did not give him any cocky response; I was too intrigued by the face Natsu was pulling to ruin the moment with something like that at this moment. "Okay, I'm gonna do it now. What are you gonna do though?" I asked the Fire Dragon Slayer, who chuckled again.
"I'm just gonna… have a little fun" he smirked mischievously. I wondered what this could mean for a moment, before deciding just to let Natsu have his fun and do what I needed to.
With no further delays, I slid the first of my slickened digits inside myself. "Haaa…" I groaned at the newer sensation.
The new feeling was not unpleasant, nor particularly unfamiliar; It'd be a lie if I said I hadn't done something like this before, but that was… by myself I thought with vague amusement remembering my time before Natsu, before I came to Fairy Tail. As I remembered the feeling Natsu began lying down on top of me again. With one hand, the pinkette tweaked my nipple, whilst the other brushed through my hair. He kissed me, heated and passionate. "You actually look… kinda hot doing that to yourself" Natsu whispered with a lewd tone.
I grinned. "Why'd you think I got you to do it?" I replied with a cunning voice. Natsu laughed.
"I suppose that's true" he stated, before sliding the hand he had on my chest down to my member. "Well then, guess I should make this even better for you" he added, before giving a few strokes of the hardened length.
"Agh… that's b-better" I smirked. Natsu didn't give another response after that as he began to kiss yet another trail down my body. After about half a minute, I could feel his mouth around my cock once again. "Hah… ah… Natsu" I moaned involuntarily at the feelings of pleasure emanating from my lower body. I added another digit into my ass, whilst concurrently I used my free hand to apply a little pressure to the back of Natsu's head, making him go deeper on my member. "Agh…" I gasped at the feeling of the Fire Dragon's hot, tight throat around my member. Natsu moaned reflexively as I took the more dominant position momentarily, my cock moving much more forcefully as I thrust into the Fire Dragon Slayers awaiting mouth. "Ahh… Na-tsu…" Natsu moaned in tones muffled by the invading presence of my dick.
"S-so good… so hot… and tight" I moaned alongside Natsu, as my self-fingering began to move in a lot more forceful pattern, my fingers scissoring with each thrust I delivered into Natsu's mouth. After a while I reached his limit, I gave only a strangled few gasps, along with a more sporadic burst of thrusts, before coming directly into the pinkette's mouth. "Haaah… ah… coming… Natsu. Natsu!" I panted loudly as he filled the pinkette's mouth with my seed. I rode out my orgasm, and only when I was spent did I remove the fingers from my ass. "Sorry… I know you didn't want me to come yet but…" Natsu held up a hand to my mouth to silence me.
"It's fine, I figured you would come from that. I know what it feels like, remember?" the pinkette laughed, before leaning in close. "But now it's my turn, okay?" he added seductively. I nodded faintly, before moving to kiss Natsu, tasting myself on his invading tongue.
"Alright" I stated. Natsu smiled, before kneeling up off of the bed, to reach for the lube that he had stashed away in his trouser pocket. Opening up the bottle, he applied some to his own aching member, before squirting some into his hand. A flicker of flame later he applied the heated lube to my butt. "Ha… that's actually pretty fucking hot" I gasped in surprise. Natsu frowned.
"I didn't use too much magic, it shouldn't have heated it too much" he stated. I shrugged.
"It just surprised me" I commented, before grinning, "But don't worry, it's not bad, and it doesn't hurt so it's fine" I added. Natsu chuckled, before finishing his application of lube, then he closed the bottle and tossed it aside. With one last quick kiss the pinkette smirked.
"Let's fuck" he said.
/
Natsu lined up his cock with my now prepped hole, before he smiled. "Alright, I'm gonna go in slow, all in" he stated. I nodded, and as I tried to relax, Natsu entered me for the first time.
"Ahhhh…" I moaned loudly, as the slight burning pain of being entered filled his system. Slowly, just as he said he would, Natsu buried himself right up to the hilt and then waited on me to give the go ahead for him begin to move. With the vague preparation I had received, the pain was lessened, however it still hurt a little to have Natsu's full length inside me. After a minute or two I smirked at Natsu. "It's alright…" I said with as much confidence as I could muster. Natsu smiled, before he nodded.
Without anything left to stop him, and the feeling of my insides obviously quickly taking any sense he had left, since the pinkette had yet to do so much as touch himself, Natsu moved.
He pulled his hips back and forth, increasing his pace as he found a steady rhythm. With each thrust I moaned, my member hardening again as the feeling of heat and pain in my ass was washed away with pleasure once more. "Ah… ghah… Natsu" I breathed.
"S-Sting, so… good" Natsu panted.
After a few experimentally angled thrusts, which proved the pinkette still had some elements of self-control, I felt the most explosive release shake my body. "AHH… there, fuck! Natsu, there, you got it!" I moaned with more volume than any of my previous noises, not caring if anyone heard us; after feeling that once I had to feel it again. I noticed Natsu smile, before he began to bore down on that spot with each of his thrusts.
As each thrust came harder and faster, it was not long until I was ushering nothing but pleasured moans out of my mouth uncontrollably. I saw Natsu through lust-lidded eyes, a vague flicker of amusement passing over my mind as I noted how sexy he looked, with his face contorted into a pleasured smile, his muscles slickened by droplets of sweat from all the activity. Unfortunately, our pleasure, whilst great, was short-lived. "Sting… I think I'm gonna come" Natsu barked out in amongst another few moans. I nodded.
"Yeah… m-me too" I replied breathlessly, "Let's do it together". The pinkette grinned.
"Okay" Natsu agreed. After a few more erratic thrusts, Natsu came over his and Sting's stomachs. "N-Nah… Natsu…Ah!" I gasped as ropes of hot white seed escaped my cock and covered both our chests, white spots dancing before my eyes, the world spinning.
I felt Natsu's cum fill me, as he rode out his own orgasm to completion. Fully spent, the pink-haired male pulled out and flopped down onto the bed beside me, panting. "That was… fuck… that was great" he puffed.
I nodded, moving over to capture Natsu's lips in one last passionate kiss. "Yeah it was. I didn't think it'd be so great to swap things around" I agreed.
Natsu smiled brightly. "I… just wanted to try something new for our last time together… for a while at least" he stated. I gave a wide-eyed response hearing this.
"You mean you did this to make it different?" I asked. Natsu nodded.
"I was just… I worried you might forget how this feels if we're apart for too long" the pinkette commented with a little embarrassment. I sighed happily hearing Natsu speak like that; although it annoyed me too.
"Natsu..." I breathed, before leaning in close, "I won't ever forget what it's like to be with you, like this, or like anything else. I love you, so I won't let myself forget this" I stated passionately. Natsu smiled warmly upon hearing this.
"I know, I love you too" he replied, a note of sleepiness touching his voice.
I smirked at the comment, before sliding in close, wrapping my arms around his warm torso. "So, with that settled… wanna go for another round?" I asked him. Natsu smirked back, all the sleepiness gone immediately as I ghosted fingers over his perfect body.
"Yeah, we still got plenty of time tonight to do stuff, right?" he commented. I laughed.
"We've got as long as you want, my horny little fireball" I chuckled back.
"Hey" Natsu barked in a warning tone, "I'm not little".
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, how about tiny?" I stated sarcastically; Natsu narrowed his eyes at me. I smiled. "Alright, is hot okay?"
"Hmmm… okay, I'll let you call me your hot fireball" he said more enthusiastically.
I nodded. "Yup, from now on I'll call you my hot little fireball" I confirmed. Natsu groaned.
"Stiiiing!" he whined annoyedly.
I laughed once more, before kissing the pinkette sweetly, a little lingering heat starting to build up inside me once more, turning quickly into a roaring flame that wanted only to claim the hot body beside me. "I'm only joking, now come on… I believe we were gonna fuck again" I stated. Natsu nodded.
"Yes" he agreed, before kissing me back, "But can we not use those nicknames again… please" he added firmly. I chuckled and shrugged my shoulder.
"Whatever you want, I'll do" I stated pleasantly, before beginning to trail kisses along Natsu's body. The pinkette warmed to my touch quickly after that.
Not long after we fucked once more, this time in our more usual positions, then we slept. The following day Natsu left for Fairy Tail with Gray, leaving Rogue and I alone, with neither of our boyfriends around to have any kind of fun with. Damn it, this is gonna be a very boring time…
/
Magnolia Town, Autumn Time,
Year X792
Natsu Dragneel
The time passed slowly without Sting around. Initially, after arriving back I decided to take Happy on an extra-long fishing trip to Hargeon. The exceed had been excited to go since we had spent little time together in the recent few months, especially with both Sting and the debt hanging around the guild.
After a few days at the port town, however, we both grew tired and returned home. The following week was spent on a job Lucy picked out for us, with Gray and Erza also coming in tow. Whilst I didn't mind the job itself, being back around the Ice Mage annoyed me greatly, especially when he started to make thinly concealed references to my relationship with Sting during a game of truth-or-dare that Erza strong-armed us into playing one night.
It was only with the help of Happy, that I managed to prevent any word of Sting getting out, something for which I knew I would have to repay the feline at a later date, presumably with an enormous payment of fish.
Despite it all, I couldn't really complain about the time spent away from Sting, since it was pretty much how I had lived before getting together with the White Dragon Slayer. All the same, by the time the letter arrived announcing Sting's 'formal' visit to Fairy Tail, I found myself excited beyond what even I had expected. Then it was just a matter of waiting.
"He's coming today, I wonder if I should get him a present?" I chattered to Happy as we strode through the streets of Magnolia. It was still pretty early and there were few people about. This was about the third day in a row where I had woken early for no apparent reason, and headed down to the guild only because there was nothing really for me to do in my own house.
"Don't you think he'd just be happy to see you, Natsu?" Happy replied in a slightly bored tone; the exceed had probably heard just about every thought I had had about the blond since receiving his letter a week ago. I pouted in thought, debating the exceeds argument in my head. Happy grinned at seeing my 'thinking' expression. "You're really thinking hard about this? Be careful, or you might get hurt" Happy chirped mischievously. I frowned at the magical cat upon hearing this.
"I can think you know, now what do you think would be a good present? Food?" I looked to Happy, silently asking his opinion. The exceed just sighed.
"Natsu, since you got that letter you've not gone on a single job just in case Sting showed up early and you weren't there. If you really wanted to get him a present, it'd have to be something really cheap, because right now we barely have enough for food" Happy stated with a dry, more realistic tone to his voice.
I sighed in agreement with him. "I suppose you're right… but what about if we managed to get Lucy to give us some money?" I asked the exceed. Happy rolled his eyes.
"Give you money for what?" a voice suddenly chimed, causing both Happy and I to turn and look at the source.
"Oh, hey Lucy" I greeted the Celestial Spirit Mage.
"Hi. Now what was this about asking me for money?" the blond stated in a more abrupt tone of voice. Why does she always get like this when she overhears her name in a conversation… and why is she always so stingy with her money I thought to myself annoyedly.
I pouted in thought for a moment, trying to work out how I could lie and avoid telling Lucy about me and Sting. This did not work well. "Oh… well… I kinda need some money… for… er… food?" I said the first thing that came to mind.
Lucy sighed and rolled her eyes. "If you need food so bad why don't you get a job, I haven't seen you even look for one for over a week now" Lucy said in an exasperated tone as we all began heading towards the guild together.
"Well, I could get a job but… I just… don't… want to" I said in an unsure tone of voice. Lucy did not seem to buy this, since her scent told me she was suspicious, however she brushed it off anyways.
"Whatever, do what you want guys, but I'm gonna go a get a job. We still haven't dealt with the debt yet, so the guild can't go giving money to you either, and that also means we get less money from jobs still" Lucy commented. I nodded in understanding of this, however I didn't say anything for a little while.
As the guild began to come into a view a thought popped into my head. "Hey, speaking of the debt, Edric and Arthur and the others haven't been here in a while" I stated observantly. Lucy pouted upon here this, as if considering it for herself. After a moment, she gave a puzzled look of agreement.
"That's true. Kenji and Haruki are never at the guild together either, it's usually just one of them or the other… I wonder if their 'family business' is doing something?" Lucy said. I shrugged. They left when Gray and I got back from Sabertooth and haven't been here since… maybe… maybe those five people did something? Vague memories of the night when Arthur, Sting, Gray, Rogue and I stood against them filled my head. I scowled, the same old annoyance at being tricked like that returning to me like a bad nightmare; unfortunately, I couldn't tell anyone at the guild because of the secret nature of the job, so I kept this information to myself.
As we neared the guild I suddenly stopped, a strange sense of deja-vu hitting me as two mixed scents collided. "Wait…" I mumbled, surprising both Lucy and Happy.
"What's wrong Natsu?" Happy asked in a concerned tone of voice. I frowned, before looking around the half-full market space before us, my eyes instantly locking onto the one person I could always sense a mile off.
"Hey Sting!" I barked, bounding through the small groups of people here and there, scattering them as I made my way over to the Dragon Slayer. Sting immediately spun on the spot as he heard me call.
"Natsu!" Sting beamed back at me, "Long time!"
I smiled brightly as I almost went to kiss the blond but stopped just short and instead hugged him. Sting accepted the gesture quickly, and we broke apart before anyone (hopefully) noticed what happened. "You're here early" I commented upon moving off of and away from the White Dragon Slayer so I could get a better view of him. Sting rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah, I kinda left town early to get here, and well… I guess it didn't take me as long to get here as I thought" Sting commented, just as Lucy and Happy arrived.
"Oh… it's you Sting" Happy said in mild surprise. Lucy smiled at the Sabertooth Guildmaster.
"Hello Sting" she greeted the blond, before looking more severely in my direction "Natsu, I thought something was up, if it was just Sting then all you had to do was tell us" she scolded me. I smirked sheepishly towards her.
"Sorry…" I mumbled, before shooting Sting a slight look to apologise for ruining our first moment together in a few weeks by having other people tag along. Sting just grinned at me.
"Hiya Lucy, Happy" he shot smiles at each of them, "If this it though, can we get going to the guild, I've got something pretty important to tell Master Makarov" he stated with a slightly more serious tone. "I assume you're all heading off towards the guild?" he added after a moment. I nodded vigorously, however Lucy shook her head.
"Actually, I'm going to somewhere close to here, but not the guild. Cana was going to try and show me something" Lucy stated, with a faint note of apology in her voice.
Sting continued to smile, before shrugging. "That's alright, this was just a chance meeting anyways, right?" he asked, almost directing this inquiry towards me.
Lucy smiled and nodded. "I suppose that's true. Alright, I guess I'll see you guys later" she stated, before making a move to leave. After a moment, she turned back to our group. "Oh, and don't forget to take a job Natsu, if you need money so bad" she added, before finally deciding to leave. I rubbed the back of my head and grumbled a reply as Lucy disappeared into the growing crowd of people.
As soon as she was out of sight, Sting turned to me with a wide, leering grin on his perfect face. "So, what's this about money then, Natsu~?" he asked me in a sing-song voice. I blushed for a moment as he asked this, however it was Happy who answered.
"Natsu wanted to buy a present for you, he's been so excited since you told him you were coming" the exceed giggled loudly as he floated near my shoulder. I sent daggered glares toward my partner to cover my embarrassment Sting began laughing loudly as he heard this.
"Awww… that's so cute Natsu!" he chuckled. I held my hands up to quiet the White Dragon Slayer.
"Sting, not so loud, there's people here" I stated, trying to quiet the blond.
Sting did quiet down, however he still continued to grin widely. "He, alright… but seriously, that's super cute, almost as cute as when-"
"I'm not cute!" I barked.
Sting raised an eyebrow questioningly, however he said nothing in response to it, instead opting to change the topic. "Fine. Come on, I really do need to get to the guild" he said, gesturing for me and Happy to accompany him.
I followed along a little begrudgingly at first, my anger at being called cute lingering, however not for long; soon, the sheer happiness of being able to just walk side-by-side with Sting took my anger away. "Hey Sting," I said as we walked, earning the other Dragon Slayer's attention, "Did you come here with Arthur, or Edric… or anyone else from that family?" I asked him. Sting pouted for a moment, before frowning.
"No, why?" he inquired curiously. I looked around suspiciously, the guild now no more than a couple of feet ahead of us. And quiet, very quiet. Why does it feel like this has happened before? Suddenly a memory filtered into my mind. Sting seemed to notice my unease, and gave a quizzical look. "What's up Natsu?" he asked me.
I frowned. "It's too quiet, almost like that time the Zollzero guild showed up" I stated flatly. Sting frowned for a moment, before shrugging.
"Maybe they visited us for something" he stated in casual tone, "It's nothing to be too worried by" he added.
I was not convinced. "Just come with me" I stated.
/
We entered the guild cautiously, however inside it seemed to be perfectly okay, everyone drinking and relaxing quietly. "Hey, is Arthur or Edric here?" I asked Maccao and Wakaba, who were sitting near to the door. The two older men looked at each other for a moment, before shrugging.
"We haven't seen them, but we haven't been here all morning, so they could've come in earlier" Maccao answered.
"See Natsu, there's nothing odd going on here" Sting commented, once more returning to a relaxed stance.
I looked around between Maccao and Sting, before sighing, my shoulder's sagging in defeat. "Alright… maybe I overreacted?" I admitted.
Sting patted me on the shoulder reassuringly, before walking off toward the direction og the Guild Master's office. I sat down at the bar to drink and wait for him to return.
Moment's later the doors to the guild exploded inwards, earning everyone's attention instantly, a few wizards even moving to take defensive stances. No culprit appeared for the destruction of the doors, however shimmering portals of red did open up in the empty expanse that had been cleared of tables and chairs by the inward collapse of the doors.
"Everyone, get down and get out!" Arthur barked immediately as he, Medea, Edric and Thomas, swiftly followed by Haruki and Kenji, all tumbled out of the red portals Arthur had created.
Despite their warning, nobody moved, everyone was just too confused by what was going on.
Just then, however, another voice cut through all the ruckus. "It's too late, children!" a man said, standing in between the gaping area where the doors had once stood. "For I am here now, and here I'm going to stay" he added smugly, voice like a knife.
I frowned, confused as to what had just happened. Who is that man and why does Arthur look so beat up?
End of Chapter 24
Chapter Hint; Leadership and Challenges