Sorry guys I wasn't able to write lately because all my teachers seemed to notice that they have to write class tests before the year is gone. And i was at my grandparent's house.

Chapter 10

Natsu yawned while he stepped down the stairs. Finally he could go back in his room and it wasn't his watch today so he was free. And Erza was okay with him going down. He was really tired. That red-haired monster had let him run all the way. Levy wasn't really help because she had decided to cook this day. The food was simple but edible and Natsu was sure that Levy hadn't needed the whole 5 hours to cook the simple meal and that she had used the most time to read.

He opened the door and a blue fur-ball flew into him.

"Natsu!" Natsu hugged him shortly after all he was his best friend and nakama. He looked around his room. Everything was on the right place. But something wasn't there. It was weird that he already expected her in his room.

"Happy where's Lucy?"

"She decided to hide in your bathroom. She don't want be found in your room." Natsu sat Happy on his bed and knocked on the bathroom door. He knew that she wasn't-probably-in the tub or something but since it was a bathroom he had to knock on it.

"He, Luce?" he asked.

"I'm in here." He rolled his eyes. Wasn't that obvious?

"I know. Why don't you come out?"

"It's too dangerous."

"Nobody will come in. Except Erza. Or Gray. Or maybe Levy. And Gajeel"

"See?"

"Doesn't matter. Why are you even afraid of that?"

"Eh, it's your quarter and I don't want to be found in a man's quarters. That would look like I'm a whore or something and didn't you say you don't want me to go around because that would mean your fail?" Natsu thought about that. Did he say that?

"Right. But don't you think it's ridiculous to hide in a bathroom?"

"I don't think so."

"It is. And what if I want to use the bathroom"

"Then I will hide in your wardrobe." Natsu frowned.

"Lucy, that is ridiculous."

"It isn't" That was really annoying.

"Okay, do whatever you want. But that means I will sleep in my bed tonight, right?"

"Yeah, whatever. Now leave me alone I want to read." That puzzled Natsu. Did she bring along a book? He hadn't really much to read. Really nothing. Then that book came in his mind. He used to hide it in his wardrobe. That was his only book next to the logs and maps he needed for being a captain. A sweat drop appeared on his forehead. That book was kinda personally and nothing to read for strangers. Even if he didn't count Lucy anymore to the strangers. Heck, she even slept in his bed! He knocked again against the door.

"Eh, Luce?"

" What?" she asked annoyed.

"What do you read?"

"Does that matter?" He waited a bit before he replied.

"No" Not anymore. Not if it's her.

Natsu yawned again. It was already around midnight and he really wanted to sleep, he needed to sleep, tomorrow it was his watch. But he couldn't. He thought about a thousand things. Why did he let her read that book? Nobody on his ship knew why should she? But however he didn't regret it. He thought about why she didn't want to get find. Did she hide something? Nah, she wasn't the type for that. And why was she sleeping in the bathroom? Nobody would come in when it's night. He yawned again. Next to him slept Happy peacefully. At least he could do that.

Suddenly the door to his bathroom opened. He sat up immediately. A silhouette was seen-Lucy of course.

"Natsu? Are you awake?" she asked. Stupid question of course he was awake when he sat in his bed.

"Yeah, of course." Why did she even come out? She wanted to sleep in the bath or not?

" I can't sleep in the tub." She seriously tried to sleep in the tub? Wasn't it too hard?

"Can I maybe sleep in your bed again?" What? He didn't want to sleep on the floor again.

"I won't sleep on the floor!" he whisper-shouted.

"But-"

"No buts. You can sleep in here next to me. I won't sleep on the floor."

"O-Okay." She replied. But she didn't make a move to come over to him. What was she waiting for?

"Come over here then" Natsu said after a while. Finally she walked over to him. There she lay down next to him. Natsu lay down too and tried to ignore that Lucy was really stiff. He realized that she even didn't breathe.

"Relax. I won't rape your or something." He said. Hopefully she would relax a little bit now. But she just flinched a bit when she heard that and stiffed even more. He groaned.

"I said relax!" he whisper-shouted again. She didn't relax a bit. He groaned again. With this flat next to him he couldn't sleep. He throw an arm around her-she stiffed even more- and snuggled in her neck-she stiffed as much as possible for a human.

"W-What are you d-doing?" she whispered. He could hear that she blushed in her voice.

"Trying to relax you, weirdo. I can't sleep when you're so stiff." He answered.

"I'm not a weirdo!" she whisper-shouted. But she wasn't as stiff as before.

Natsu giggled a little bit.

"You are."

"No!"

"If you shout like that the crew will wake up." He said.

"I'm sorry!"She whispered. Meanwhile she was completely relaxed. She snuggled in his chest. Natsu felt how he blushed a little. But a smile crept on his face too.

"Good night, captain." She whispered before she fell asleep.

"Night Luce" He said before he fell asleep himself. Finally he could sleep.

Yeah! I've written it and it's longer than usual! Even if the words are as much as always. Bye!