Chapter 2

It's A Little Crazy, But It's Home

Lucy was almost positive it was all a dream. There was no way she was finally out of that prison. Freed by someone not sent by her father. It was a little unbelievable.

Then there was the man sitting next to her. He seemed very nervous, his hands trembling like they were bursting with energy. She would notice him glance at her and then quickly look away, but every time he opened his mouth to say something he would shut it and look away.

"Well," she started, "Can I at least learn your name, or should I just call you hot stuff?"

It had the desired effect and he started laughing.

"I'm Natsu, and you're Lucy."

He was actually looking at her now, and she was really starting to feel the heat. Maybe it was better when he wouldn't look at me. The intensity of his gaze was really affecting her, especially below the belt. Of course the front of her shirt wasn't doing a great job of hiding her feelings either.

What the fuck!? What's wrong with me? It's not even cold out and my nipples are trying to tear through my shirt. Lucy felt heat pooling in her core. She was confused, and considering she'd never had that kind of reaction, was understandable. Hell, she'd never had a boyfriend before being sent away.

Suddenly, the sound of her stomach growling filled the somewhat tense silence. A dark red blush overtook her face and she looked down.

A sweet chuckle washed over her, pulling her gaze up to meet a pair of green eyes. "I guess I should go get us some food, eh Luigi?"

The blonde found herself nodding along as he got up to go, then she got what he just said. "Hey! My name's Lucy!"

"Whatever you say, Luce," he said with a little wave.

The sounds of the night overtook her. What have I gotten myself into?

Natsu went off hunting, searching for something not too big and not too small.

What's going on with me? Ever since I met her, I've been going nuts. Her scent's driving me crazy. He got lost in his thoughts, and in general. Everything about her is making me lose my mind; her smile, her hair, even her eyes. I never noticed any of that with anyone else. And my dick's never been this hard!

One more step, and the ground went out from under him. He rolled down a fairly steep hill, not even trying to slow himself down. His back hit the hard ground and he just laid there, staring up at the sky.

A few minutes, or hours, later, he felt someone settle in beside didn't even turn his head, he knew who it was.

"You didn't have to ditch me," her soft voice rang out after a little while. "If you wanted to be alone you could have just told me."

Natsu turned to look at her.

Before he could explain, she was talking again. "You know, my mom used to sit like this with me and point out the constellations. She told me it would help me with my magic."

"You use magic?" he found himself asking.

Brown eyes met his, and the breath was sucked from his body. There were tears in her eyes.

Natsu's hand snaked out and pulled her close.

"Yeah, I'm a celestial mage. My mom used to be one, and when she passed I inherited her contracts."

"Contacts?"

She cuddled closer to him, drawing in some warmth. It had been a long time since she'd been held and before she had a chance to respond, she was asleep.

Natsu was surprised when he heard her breathing mellow out. He'd never had anyone fall asleep while talking to him before. So that's what that feels like.

Slowly, so he didn't wake her, he stood and started the trek back to their camp. When they got back, he placed her on the bedding, then turned to get the fire started. He was a little surprised to see that she had put the fire out before coming to find him, not many people would have thought of it.

As a soft glow fell over the camp, Natsu turned to his sleeping companion. She looks so peaceful.

The pinket carefully stripped the blonde and himself, leaving them both in their underwear. He scooted under the blanket and drew her close. Before closing his eyes, he drew in the campfire. Natsu was asleep within minutes.

Lucy woke up feeling like she was caught somewhere between heaven and hell. On one hand, she was half laying on the most comfortable pillow of all time, but on the other, she was burning up.

Why is it so hot?

She cracked one of her eyes and got a good look at what, or who, she was laying on. The blonde nearly screamed, but then she remembered the previous night's events.

Lucy positioned herself above the man, taking some time to truly inspect him. He really is cute.

Suddenly, the young woman found herself trapped, her arms held above her head, green eyes searching through brown. That's about the time Lucy realized what they both were, or weren't, wearing.

"What the hell!? Where are my clothes?" she yelled.

Natsu barely reacted, too busy checking her out. He leaned in real close, his nose grazing her throat. A shiver went through her, and she tried to suppress a moan of pleasure, but failed.

He grew more bold, kissing and nibbling on the column of her neck. Lucy was quickly losing herself to the pleasure, though she wanted more, so she shifted to where she could get her lips to meet his, and she really was lost.

The scent of cinnamon and sugar surrounded him, pulling him from his deep sleep. Natsu felt someone watching him, but it didn't alarm him for some reason. In the blink of an eye, he had her under him, and he was really enjoying the position.

Something deep inside him made him lean in and start licking and kissing her neck, well actually, it wanted him to go much further, but he held back. Lucy's moans and gasps of pleasure made it much harder to ignore the little voice. Then her mouth was covering his and the voice was drowned out.

The pair was lost, both experiencing their first kiss. Lucy because she never met anyone worth kissing, and Natsu just never had any interest. Soon they started to experiment. Natsu ran his tongue across her lips, wanting, needing, to taste more of her. He was becoming intoxicated by the woman beneath him.

Of course, that's when Happy decided to make his grand entrance.

The small, blue Exceed had seen it all from the air, and while it was surprising, he still needed to tease his partner. "They looove each other," he faux whispered behind his paw.

It startled Lucy so bad she tried to crawl away from the pinket, but she was just pulled back under him. That's about the time she realized that she was just wearing her underwear. She let out a scream and kicked the young man away, which was no small feat, considering he was pure muscle. Looking around, she found the small pile of clothes and quickly put them on.

Refusing to turn around and face the person that had caught her in such a compromising position, she began to clean up the camp. After throwing Natsu's clothes at him without looking, she rolled up the sleeping bag and mat, folded up the blankets, and stuffed them in the pack.

A loud growl tore through the quiet clearing, and the blonde's face turned bright red. That's right, I never ate last night.

"Wow," it was the same child like voice as before. "That was kinda scary. Who's the creepy blonde, Natsu?" Looking over, Lucy saw that it was the same small cat as yesterday.

"Hey! If anyone's creepy it's you, you talking fur ball!" she yelled.

The fur ball in question cowered behind his bigger friend, but Lucy saw that he was smirking.

"He's not a fur ball, he's my friend," Natsu informed her. "And his name is Happy. Happy this is Luce, I'm keeping her."

Lucy almost fell over at that. "W-what!? You can't just keep me! I'm not some possession, I'm a human being!"

Natsu realized he must have said something wrong by the way tears started to fill her eyes, so he went over and wrapped her in a tight hug. She tried to pull away, but he wasn't letting that happen.

"Hey, I'm sorry. I just meant that you're my mate, so I want to stay close to you. It's not because I think I own you or anything." She relaxed after that, allowing him to hold her for a little bit longer, but she pulled away before he was ready.

"I guess we should start heading for your guild."

Natsu wanted to argue, but he noticed Happy shaking his head at him, so he sucked it up and picked up the pack and grabbed her hand and started walking.

For the most part, he zoned out, letting the sounds of Lucy's and Happy's voices wash over him.

"So what's this guild called again?" Lucy asked Happy. She would have asked Natsu, but he seemed really out of it.

"Fairy Tail. You'll really like it, there are a lot of weirdos there."

"Hey!"

The rest of the trip was spent in relative silence, only broken when she would ask another question about their destination.

By the time they made it to a small shack, Lucy's feet were on fire. After she tripped over herself a couple of times, she found herself being lifted into Natsu's arms. She opened her mouth to protest, but decided it would be more trouble than it was worth, and chose to cuddle into his chest.

"Hey Happy, why don't you go on ahead? We'll meet you at the guild in a little bit," Natsu spoke for the first time in hours.

Happy looked like he was about to protest, but something in his friend's eyes made him stop. "Aye sir! I'll meet you there."

Heat spread through Lucy's cheeks as she realized they were alone again. She motioned for him to set her down, and surprisingly he did. Lucy tried to step away, but hands wrapped around her waist.

"Natsu?"

He didn't respond, just led her over to a hammock. Without a word, he lifted her on to it, and turned away.

Lucy moved off the netting, and looked around.

It was a small house. There only appeared to be two rooms: the main room and a bathroom.

He's a hoarder. She turned to check the other side of the room, when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. A nose traced her neck, up one side, down the other, making her shudder.

Lucy leaned into him, but when the nose turned to lips, her body took over and she did what instinct demanded. "Lucy KICK!"

Natsu found himself flying back towards the wall. The only reason it happened in the first place was because he didn't think she had it in her. Well, I won't make that mistake again. He rubbed the back of his head.

The look of complete and total shock was more than enough to make up for the brief pain he felt. "Geez, Luce. You could have just told me I was going too far, you didn't need to send me flying."

Her face was bright red and her mouth was opening and closing like a fish.

"I-I'm so sorry. I've just had to deal with so many creeps in the last year, and it's become a force of habit."

She moved to cup his face, moving his head to the side to see if there was any damage, not realizing where she was forcing his face. Natsu wasn't about to complain though, nope, he was just going to sit there and enjoy the pillow.

It took her awhile, but Lucy figured out why he wasn't moving, namely, he was getting a great view. Blushing, she pushed him away.

"I guess we better be going," she said while pulling them both up.

He just nodded his head in agreement and they were on their way.

She stopped him just before they made it too town. "What's it like, Fairy Tail?"

The pinket was thoughtful for awhile, and then he said the most reassuring thing he possibly could have, "Well, it's a little crazy, but it's home."

A/N: OMG! I can't believe how long it took me to write this. I promise to do better in the future, I just started working full time and before that my primary writing device decided to stop working. All and all, writing hasn't been easy lately. Also, if you're waiting on my Laxus story, you'll have to wait awhile.