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"Shower." I was breathless as he let his mouth travel down my body again. "We - need to - go - to - the guild." It wasn't fair that he could do that to me, make my mind nearly shut off like that. I suppose he was experiencing something similar because he took a shaking breath before breaking away.

"I'll go first." I swallowed hard as I watched him go.

I haphazardly pulled on my discarded t-shirt, taking several deep breaths to slow my still erratic heart rate. I could already hear the shower running on the other side of the apartment, and figured I had time to at least put on a cup of tea before it was my turn. As I passed by the bath, I noticed the curtain wasn't closed all the way. I shook my head with a silly smile, reaching out to pull it the rest of the way shut.

I hadn't meant to look in, it just kind of happened.

There I was, staring at the backside of my very naked boyfriend as the water from the shower head cascaded over his silky black hair, matting it to his shoulders. My eyes traveled down, mesmerized by the thick trails of water that were caressing the perfection, that I got the distinct privilege of calling mine.

I had yet to garner the nerve to ask for more than simple make out sessions, so the sight took my breath away. The hard lines of Rogue's taunt muscles, glistening under the water made my mouth water in a way I'd never experienced before. I found myself fighting against the idea that I wanted to walk across the room, leaving a trail of my own clothing as I hopped in to join him. It was difficult, but I managed to stay put as I let my eyes roam over every inch on his backside.

Instinct had me biting my bottom lip as I watch his head fall against the wall. I should have walked away right then, closed the curtain and continued what I was doing, but curiosity got the better of me.

Fresh heat lit a blush across my cheeks as he adjusted allowing my gaze to drift from the dark hair covering his face, down the flat plain of his torso where my wondering eyes stopped. A jolt of surprise ran through me when I realized that Rogue wasn't just taking a shower, my eyes widening as they locked onto the swift motion of his hand moving up and down. The innocence of my mind had never conjured something like this, since I really had no idea what I was watching. I had seen naked men before, (it came with the territory when Gray was one of your closest friends) this however was not the same.

It was alluring in a way I had never imagined possible, the way his muscles rippled with each stroke, and the set of his jaw tightened.

The image before me sent a fresh wave of white hot heat from the pit of my stomach all the way down to my toes, and it became even more difficult to stay put. Those skillful hands had been on my own body only minutes before; the swell of masculine flesh that was throbbing in his grasp had been pressed against me through thin layers of clothing.

What might have happened if I didn't stop it?

Suddenly the idea popped into my head, that maybe I could have been the one doing that, as a soft groan made it past the pounding of water on tile. I could picture it in my head; my hand around the swell of his manhood, slowly sliding my fingers up and down working those deep husky sounds out of his throat.

I wanted to be the reason for the sounds he was making; to force him to pant like that under my attention; to hear my name in those lust driven tones.

The romance novels Levy had been lending me for years had never even mentioned something like this; that thrusting into his hollowed fist could give relief from the pressure built up during foreplay. The distinct metallic taste of blood bloomed on my tongue, and vaguely I realized that I must have bitten through my lip, but I couldn't bring myself to care. Every thrust had my body responding with a pulsing throb that screamed that I needed to be in there doing something more than just watching.

Rogue doesn't even need to be near me to drive me insane; that, in and of itself, is insane.

I couldn't take it, I wanted to be in there involved in what was going on.

I took a step forward, preparing myself for the leap I was about to make.

My breath was ragged, my stomach doing back flips, but I couldn't think of anything other than seeing where this would lead.

Suddenly Rogue's shoulders started to shake, the muscles in his rear tensing to reveal hollowing out dimples.

I froze again when a soft curse passed his lips, watching as the end of his erection swelled, and pulsed. He leaned back into the cascade of water letting the pressure of the water wash away the white substance that had exploded with such force that some of it made it all the way to the wall.

So that's what it looks like... Romance novels are horrible base for comparison.

Rogue's shoulders slumped forward as he struggled to catch his breath, both hands moving to the wall so he could hold up his own weight.

Tearing my eyes away was extremely difficult, but as he reached for the soap, reality crashed down on me.

I left the curtain just the way it was, tripping over myself to get into the kitchen before I could get caught.

Five tense minutes passed where I tried my best to pretend everything was normal. The idea of making tea had gone right out the window as I struggled with the ideas that were swirling around in my head.

What was I about to do? What was I thinking, was I even thinking at all? I'm insane; I really have lost it!

I heard the water cut off, the rustling of towels and the soft padding of feet on the tiled floor. Holding the counter was my best defense as I watched him walk across my apartment in nothing but a plush pink towel.

"It's all yours, Lucy." He shot a small satisfied smirk in my direction, and I had to wonder if he knew that I had been there watching him.

Dragon Slayer... OH MY STAR! He knew I was there!

I had been caught!

As quickly as I could manage, I gathered the things I would need for the night before rushing into the bath. My eyes never left the floor as I passed him, fearful of this new sense of need blooming in the depths of my body.

Death by embarrassment sounds about right.

Focusing on anything but what had transpired, I made quick work of the shower. However, ignoring the now constant burning throb between my thighs was becoming problematic, uncomfortable was an understatement for how I was starting to feel. Deep breaths were doing nothing to settle me, so instead I tried to think of other things.

Something sad Lucy, come up with something sad!

Someone drowning a puppy, my apartment going up in smoke, my land lady kicking me out on the street... Fairy Tail disbanding... The burn settled, my breath calming to a reasonable rate, and I managed to finish the rest of my shower in peace.

Once I was fully dressed, my mind started to wonder again.

Was it wrong to watch what I had? Rogue is my boyfriend, I can take that next step anytime I want to. I couldn't see most of his face, but I can imagine that he really liked the way that felt. Rogue has been nothing less than patience personified since we started this crazy thing, but he is only human.

I'm only human...

One last look in the mirror gave me time to decide that I would think about all that later in the night.

My friends were waiting to celebrate the holiday with me.

Time had gotten away from me while I was in the bathroom, and Rogue calmly informed me that the two exceeds had decided to go on ahead. More than likely Mira was going to spoil them both with a nice large fish cake that she had secretly made for all the Exceeds. The thought brought a smile to my face, and I let myself pull on a pair of thick socks over my tights before pulling on the ankle boots that Happy had gotten as my Christmas present (ignoring the fact that they also came from Natsu). The rest of my presents had already been delivered to the guild earlier in the day, and I couldn't wait to see my friends' faces when they opened them up.

It was going to be a white Christmas, the deep red hue to the darkened sky made that clear. I loved that sense of calm that dulled all sound just before the skies opened up, even more so now that I associated the feeling with the man who was holding my hand. It couldn't be more perfect, in my mind or in reality as we pushed open the front door and received a warm welcome from all of my guild mates.

Mira and Erza had outdone themselves this year.

The Guild was so pretty with a large evergreen propped up in the back corner and twinkling lights floating in the air. It was truly magical, no matter how corny that sounds. I held Rogue's hand the whole way into the party, deftly avoiding the burning glare from my ex-partner who was perched on the second floor. His vigilance had tripled the day that Rogue had arrived, and I was more than aware of the crackling blaze that was building up at his continually spurned advances.

Before I could so much as send a glance in his direction, Rogue leaned into my ear. "Ignore him, eventually he'll give up." He removed my coat along with his own, deciding to take full advantage of the clear space at the front of the stage where Bisca and Alzack were enjoying a dance. Vijeeter as always, wasn't far from them, bending in a way that I wasn't sure his spin could handle for long. Romeo and Wendy were spinning little Asuka in a circle while the Exceeds cheered and clapped.

The whole place was alive with laughter and happiness, and I couldn't keep myself from sharing in the feeling.

As I should have expected, Mira's eyes zeroed in on Rogue and I the second we passed the last table, and she hurriedly changed the music. A part of her matchmaker's heart was displeased with the fact that she had not been paying close enough attention when things had become serious between us, and she was determined to get as many public displays of affection as she could force out of me.

All of this was self confessed, when she first heard the word boyfriend leave my lips, she just couldn't help herself.

I didn't bother complaining when Rogue started to spin me in a circle, before dipping me backward. I could hear the distinctive squeal from Mira, along with the chattering about beautiful babies that jumped back and forth between dark and light haired, brown and red eyes, but beautiful none the less. Somewhere in the back of my mind I secretly agreed, if we ever got to that point in our relationship, we would have absolutely beautiful babies.

Soon half the guild was grabbing partners to join in the fun. Rogue and I taking the very center of the floor so that we could continue driving Mira into a coma of happiness.

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Two hours later I couldn't fight off the chill from Natsu's stare any longer. Rogue wasn't pleased when I told him that I needed to take care of it on my own, but thankfully Happy stepped up telling Rogue that he needed to let me handle this messy business on my own.

I made my way to the second floor, my shoulders tense with anticipation. Once this conversation was over, Natsu was going to move forward, that was the only option that lead to my own happily ever after. I deserved a Happily Ever After, no matter what my rational mind tried to whisper about such things being illogical and childish.

My foot was still in mid air as I reached the top of the stairs when Natsu began to speak.

"So, you finally feel like giving me the time of day." His mouth was pulled into a thin line, the shadows under his eyes darker than I had originally thought. A pulse of sympathy radiated through me at the sorry state he was in, but it died as quickly as it had come.

"You aren't going to make this easy, are you Natsu?" I walked the rest of the way over to him, sinking into one of the more comfortable overstuffed chairs.

"Why should I? None of this makes any sense." He let out a low growl as he looked over the railing. "I know I messed things up really bad, but this is just fucked up, Lucy."

"You made the choice, Natsu. I haven't done anything wrong." I shivered when he let out a dry, humorless laugh.

"Bullshit, one minute you want to be 'more than friends' with me and the next your all over him." Natsu pointed over the railing, the intensity of his glare spiking.

"Rogue has nothing to do with what happened between you and I." I hated the sudden hostility directed toward a person who was very important to me. "I spent years waiting for you to make a move, and when I finally couldn't wait any longer you shut me down. Did you seriously think that there wouldn't be repercussions for the way you just left me there?"

"I didn't give you an answer, because I didn't have one to give." Natsu allowed his eyes to travel back to me, and I wished he hadn't. Regret was deep set in his gaze, smoldering in a way that made my stomach churn. "When I found it, you were already out of reach." He ran a hand through his shaggy pink hair.

"You don't get to make me feel like it's my fault Natsu!"

"I made a mistake, one mistake, and you just threw it all out!"

"If you really think that was your only mistake then you really don't understand anything." My anger was rising and I decided that I was finished, so I got to my feet and started toward the stair well. "Don't worry, I don't give a damn what you do anymore."

"Lucy," I couldn't have possibly seen it coming, Natsu had spun me around crashing his lips onto mine roughly without any warning at all. I pushed him away, my eyes widened in surprise. "I love you, I always have." My hand flew of it's own accord, connecting a slap with his cheek that echoed through the whole guild.

"Don't you dare!" My shoulders were shaking with anger, my breath raged and labored as tears stung my eyes. "Whatever you think you're feeling, it has nothing to do with love."

"So that's it? There's absolutely no hope?" Natsu nursed the red mark on his face; his forest green eyes boring into mine. "No matter what I say now, you won't believe me."

"You had your chance Natsu, and you wasted it." I stormed towards the stairs, wiping the back of my hand across my mouth to try and remove the taste of him. It was done, we were completely finished, and I wanted to get as far from him as I could.

"You've never looked at me like that." I stopped dead at the top of the stairs. "When you stopped the fight that day, you've never looked at me the way you looked at him." There was a distinct note of self loathing that made it into his voice.

"No, I've never looked at you like that." Anger forced bitterness into my words. "I will never look at you like that." I knew in the depths of my heart that I had just destroyed a piece of him, and that bothered me more than I wanted to admit. I could feel the tears burning at the corners of my eyes now, hating myself for walking into such a stupid trap.

Natsu let out a defeated sigh, dropping his voice so that only I could hear him, or so I hoped.

"You're in love with him aren't you?" I stood their in silence, listening to my heart pound in my ears as I decided whether or not to answer the question.

"That's none of your business." There was no reason to add salt to the wound. Natsu know now that he had wasted the time that I had already given him, two whole year of it. A part of me wanted to say thanks for how he had pushed me away, and how that separation had lead to something so much more than I had ever dreamed. I was running before I realized it, tears streaming down my face. My feet carried me down the stairs and across to the end of the bar, where Rogue was waiting with a look of concern swimming in his ruby eyes.

In that moment all I wanted was to be wrapped in his arms, so I tucked myself into his embrace, soft sobs muffled into his shirt. I wasn't sure if they were tears of grief or of relief, all I knew was that I needed to be in Rogue's arms until they subsided.

"It's alright." He whispered against my ear as his hand ran up and down my back, trying to sooth my small fit. "It's over now."

A large part of my life was over, the page turning to a new chapter.

The rest of the night took on a much more mellow tone, the temptation from earlier all but wiped from my mind. Natsu had given me something far more profound to think about. I had been falling, from the instant he broke through the guild doors to deliver Natsu to me; I knew that already.

When had I reached this point though? I wasn't sure when, but one thing was certain, Natsu was right, I was deeply, madly in love with the man who was holding my hand.

Discreetly I watched him out of the corner of my eye, while he handed the present we had pick together over to Asuka, that wonderful smile that made my heart sore plastered to his handsome face. He laughed when the little girl ripped the paper open and squealed with joy to see an upgraded version of her toy pistols along with a sturdy leather belt to holster them in.

"Those will be good practice for when you're Mama and Papa let you take on jobs." I explained, with a wink to Bisca.

"Thank you!" She rushed over wrapping one arm around me and one around Rogue.

"You're very welcome." She retreated so quickly that Rogue was laughing again. "Well that's all for us." I looked over to see that he was right, we had already given out all of our presents.

"Frosh we're going to head back soon." The little green exceed said his goodbyes to the others and made his way over to us. "Ready?" He nodded his head.

"Happy you're welcome to come by tomorrow before Frosh and I head out." Rogue called back to the blue cat that was watching with sad eyes.

"I'm going to spend some time with Charla, don't worry about it." Rogue nodded gathering up the things that needed to head back to the apartment.

"Well, you can always come up to Sabertooth with Lucy the next time she visits." I slipped on my jacket before walking over to my little friend.

"We'll go on a job when you're feeling up to it, enjoy yourself Happy." I dragged him into a hug, knowing he was still down about how the confrontation with Natsu went.

I quickly caught up to Rogue and Frosh, my mind still racing. There was so much I wanted to say, but how was I supposed to even start?

I numbly went through the motions of walking up the stairs and unlocking my door to let the other two in. Rogue swept past me, placing the items on the table before turning back to me. I wasn't ready to turn in for the night.

"Frosh, will you be alright if Rogue and I go for a little walk?" I laughed when I realized that he was already curled up on the pillow, snoring softly.

"A walk?" Rogue raised an eye brow at me, the corner of his mouth lifting in amusement.

"I have to much on my mind to settle in for the night, will you come with me?" It was a good start, but the hard part was still to come.

"You know it's snowing, right?" I nodded my head with a small smile. "Alright, but you'll need this." He grabbed the red scarf from the hook by the front door and wrapped it around my neck, before doing the same with the white one on his own neck.

We ended up at South Gate Park as I tried to sort the words out in my head. I kept trying the whole way to just say what I wanted, but my throat kept closing every time I opened my mouth.

"Was there something you wanted to say Lucy?" Rogue leaned up against a tree, crossing his arms over his chest as he waited for my reply.

"Y-yes." I suddenly didn't feel very brave at all.

This was a bad idea...

"Does it have to do with what Natsu said to you?" I swallowed, nodding my head.

One of these days I'm going to remember that Dragon Slayers have really good hearing.

"I, I... I think..." I was stumbling over my words in a way that wasn't used to, my face was on fire, and my heart racing. Rogue seemed to see my struggle, because he pulled me into his arms tucking my head under his chin.

"You don't need to say anything." I could hear his heart racing as he pulled me in closer. I was scared that he wouldn't say it back, that I was making the same mistake, but that was ridiculous. The goal of dating was to get to this point, to be in love. I took a deep breath as the bells from Kardia Cathedral began to toll.

Midnight.

"Merry Christmas, Rogue." I pulled myself from his grasp and pressed my lips to his in a chaste kiss. "I love you."

CFLA Love Love Fest -One shot- Secret Admirer

Yukino never saw herself as lucky in love; she really doubted the men in her life even knew she was female at all. It never really bothered her; she had accepted her own hopelessness from the beginning. That was until she met him of course... (Rated T) NaYu with a side of RufLu