Lucy cringed when her head hit the cold hard glass she was leaning on. The gravel road Natsu was driving down made leaning on the passenger side window very difficult and extremely painful; each bump on the road causing her head to hit the glass hard with her forehead. Deciding against it, the blonde sat up straight once more, rubbing her injured head.

"You okay?"

Natsu's voice interrupted her movements, causing her to sigh again at the reminder that he was there. Yes, she realized he was driving the car but his silence had been welcome when compared to anymore stupidity that could have come out of his mouth. It was not his fault, she knew that, but Natsu had the tendency to make things a million times worse with the simple utterance of a mere single syllable at times.

Yes, if it was not obvious yet, she was kind of pissed at the world at the moment.

"I'm fine," came her melancholic response.

"Luce," Natsu pressed on despite the finality in the blonde's tone, "tell me what's going on."

Lucy huffed, turning to look at the passing lights flashing beside her through the car window; the scarce amount of street lights signifying that Natsu was driving them further and further away from the city and further and further into the outskirts of town. Natsu had been nice so far in not pestering her or asking any questions since she had called him only a half an hour or so ago on his cell phone. But she knew his patience was waning; the boy wanted to know why he had to play her knight in shining armour this evening and she couldn't really blame him.

The blonde had called Natsu at the wee hours of the morning in desperation. She could not quiet her mind, nor could she sleep. It had been a rocky evening with her father due to another one of their conversations and she was not about to share this piece of knowledge with Natsu anytime soon. She knew the boy was not on good terms with her father and neither was he on his; ever since Lucy could remember her father had never seen her best friend in any good light. He had always been a 'distraction' or simply 'not good enough for the future heir of Heartfillia Corporation'.

She sighed, "It's nothing."

Natsu was not going to have that, suddenly breaking the car in the middle of the road. This caught Lucy completely off guard as she flew forward, almost nailing her already aching forehead against the boy's dashboard. She swiftly turned in his direction, fueled by anger and confusion, "What the hell was that for? You almost killed me, you idiot!"

The pink haired teen ignored her, undoing his seat belt and glancing at her. His eyes took her breath away. Natsu's mouth was in a firm, tight line as his eyes hypnotized her with their intensity. He was frustrated with her and obviously incredibly tired. Lucy suddenly felt bad for calling him at such an awful time of night but he had become her only consolation in the world her father was creating for her.

Once she turned eighteen, which was in a mere four months, she would officially be on the road to becoming the new future CEO of her father's company. It was too much for her but the old man would have none of it, already lining up meetings and such for the poor girl. Her future was being planned before her very eyes and without her opinion or say in the matter. Lucy was spiralling out of control and felt entirely like she was simply sitting in the passenger seat of her own life.

The irony was not lost on her as she stared back at Natsu from the passenger seat of his car. The old piece of junk had been Natsu's project for as long as the boy had his driver's licence. It was his distraction when nothing else worked for him. The boy's boredom had always been his downfall, getting him into trouble at every turn. The boy had been labelled 'delinquent' since before she met him all those years ago in preschool.

Lucy sighed, not understanding what Natsu could possibly be thinking. The seconds ticked by as the boy continued to hold her gaze, almost trying to telepathically figure out what had caused Lucy to dial his number at such an ungodly hour of the night. Not that he really minded being woken up by his damsel in distress; but he was not about to go telling her that.

Without any warning the boy turned his keys, effectively shutting the car off before he whispered, "Follow me," and was suddenly getting out of his car.

Lucy deadpanned, surprised and confused once more by the odd and mysterious behaviour coming from her friend. She followed him from the seat with her eyes as he closed the car door behind him and walked to the front of his car. Natsu turned to her and stared back at her, jerking his head back, voicelessly telling her to do what he said.

The blonde sighed and undid her seat belt as well, finally listening to Natsu. Her hand grabbed the door latch and opened the passenger door, shifting and stepped outside. She closed the door behind her, before finally walking up to Natsu as he stood in front of his car. Lucy stopped in front of him, her arms crossing, "What is it?"

Natsu smirked almost devilishly before grabbing the blonde by her waist and hoisting her up onto the hood of his car. Lucy squeaked in surprise at the sudden change in position and the feel of his strong hands on her body. The combination of it all left her slightly dazed as she found herself sitting before him on his car, "What are you doing?" She asked, her voice coming out almost breathy.

His eyes held a certain mischievous glint in them as his smirk grew, "I've always wanted to try this."

And then his lips were on hers.

Lucy's eyes went wide as she felt Natsu's arms wrap around her, pulling her close. The feel of his lips on hers left her brain going haywire. The shock of the boy's actions slowly wore off as her eye lids slowly drooped closed. Her arms rose to wrap around his neck, deepening the kiss and pulling the boy nearer to herself. Natsu took this as an invitation, leaning down and pushing Lucy back onto his car. Feeling his weight on top of her felt like electricity as Lucy decided to wrap her legs around the boy. With her long legs hanging limp off the front of the car, Lucy lifted them up and pulled Natsu closer, wrapping them around the boys hips. Having him pressed so close to her, between her legs, caused Natsu to moan into her mouth.

Lucy felt the fireworks going off in her head. A distant memory of a preteen boy kissing her underwater came to her mind as she remembered the only other time Natsu had kissed her. The blonde never realized how much she missed it as she desperately held onto the teenage boy before her now. It had been a few years since but it was still so very thrilling; her heart was soaring.

And just like that, the two teens let go, gasping for breath. Lucy opened her eyes to see Natsu above her with just as dazed an expression on his face as she had. The boy smiled before pulling the blonde back up to a sitting position, his arms still wrapped around her waist as he stood himself back up. Lucy let her legs fall back down as she leaned into Natsu.

"What was that for?" Lucy whispered against Natsu, her forehead pressed up against his right shoulder.

She felt his muscles twitch as he laughed, "Oh just always wanted to try that out."

Lucy lifted her head and raised her eyebrow, her forehead scrunching up in confusion, "Try what out?"

"Kiss you on the hood of my car," Natsu was blushing a tad as he rubbed the back of his neck, "It's kinda been one of my fantasies since forever."

Lucy gulped and found herself blushing. How was it that no matter how crummy her life could be at times, Natsu always had a knack for rescuing her from the depths of despair? This was a reason they had stuck together for so long; no matter what, they always had each other's backs. But were they best friends still? If Natsu was having fantasies about making out on his car with her, then Lucy was left to wonder.

"Hey Luce?"

The blonde teen turned to him, noticing that his eyes had become intense and serious once more, "Yea?"

"I uhh," Natsu scratched his head again, "there's something I wanted to ask you."

Lucy gulped, "What is it?"

"Would you be my girlfriend?"

Her eyes widened as her heart sped and almost beat right out of her chest. Why oh why did Natsu have to be so blunt? It nearly gave her a heart attack. After more than ten years of friendship and all its ups and downs, Natsu Dragneel had finally asked Lucy Heartfillia out. It happened. Lucy felt that all those years of having a girly crush on her best friend had finally come to fruition in this one moment. Lucy felt the sharp sting of tears pricking behind her hazel eyes as she smiled at her pink-haired friend, "Yes."

Natsu's worried face instantly split in half as he sent her a beaming smile. The teenage boy hooted and hollered before slamming his lips to hers again in celebration. The two simply laughed against each others' lips, forgetting what time it was and ignoring the beautiful sun that was rising up behind them.

A/N: Woah! 2 chapters in one evening? Crazy right?! R&R! I'm always super insecure when writing anything physical like kissing so any feedback would be awesome. :)

Oh and just for a side note, this is the oldest they've been so far in the small series; 17 years old abouts. I'm having tons of fun plotting their lives out in such an odd order. :P