New chapters are always great. I'm going to try and make this one a bit longer than usual. Enjoy!

Chapter 8:

Everything was hazy, Lucy glanced across the table to where Natsu was sitting, he was staring at her intently. It was hot, really hot. She fanned herself with the collar of her shirt, hoping to cool down some. A hand rested on hers that was currently trying to cool her down. She looked to her right and wondered when Natsu had ended up on her side.

"Lucy." His voice was husky and he moved his hand from her and rested it on her thigh. She blinked, what was going on, he was being extra sexy right now and she didn't need it. He leaned into her, his lips pressing on the corner of hers. She gasped. What was going on!? She eagerly awaited for his lips to fully connect with hers as he pulled away slightly, kissing her jaw line.

"N-Natsu..." She rasped. Oh no, this was not okay. She needed to stop this before it continued, but, it felt good, and she had never been with a man like this. The room began to get warmer, she knew she was about to start sweating buckets. His hand grasped her thigh and she turned her head to were their noses touched, his lips barely touching hers.

She began to breath a little heavily, waiting for one of them to make the first move, just the slightess movement and they would be lip-locked. Natsu leaned in, the his upper lip touching hers. And then he stopped. Lucy opened her eyes in confusion, he was staring at her like she was crazy.

"Are you okay?" Lucy blinked at his question.

"What?" Natsu faded from her vision and everything went white until she opened her eyes.

Lucy looked around the jet, taking off the blanket on her that was making her hot. It was a dream? Lucy's face flamed, why the hell did she just dream that, was it because of what hapened at the shooting range? Lucy rubbed her eyes and looked infront of her to see Natsu asleep on the couch.

"I guess both of us were tired..." She chuckled softly, remembering him saying they were going to be up all night. She enjoyed talking with him, it was very fun actually. They got to know each other more and know more things about each other than they already did. Lucy smiled and stood up, stretching, before looking out the window. The sky was purple and red, so it must've been around five in the morning. That means they'd probably be landing soon. She put her face closer to the window and looked down, they were over the sea.

It was still pretty hot so Lucy took off her sweater, leaving her in her tank-top. She sighed in relief, getting some air on newly exposed skin. She then walked to the back of the jet to where the bathroom was. She opened the door and walked inside, locking it behind her. She checked herself in the mirror and gasped, she looked crazy. Some of her makeup had been smeared and her hair was tangled and frizzed up. They had been drinking last night, Lucy wondered just what exactly they had been drinking to have her looking like this and passed out.

She relieved herself from probably all the alcohol she drank and then washed her hands. Afterwards, she grabbed a paper towel and folded it until it became a small square before wetting in and cleaning the makeup off her face. She then combed her fingers through her hair, trying to make it as even and tamed as possible before she walked out.

Natsu had been standing outside the door and she gasped. "Holy crap, Natsu, you scared me." Lucy sighed, placing her hand on her chest. He only mumbled some kind of sorry while placing his hand under his shirt and scrathing his belly. Doing so lifted up his shirt a little, giving Lucy a peek at his v-line.

"So are we gonna stand here all day or are you going to let me use the bathroom?" Natsu joked, but it was enough to snap Lucy out of it, shifting out of his way. She hoped he didn't notice her staring.

Once he closed the door behind him, she sighed. She walked back over to her side, eyeing the alcohol on the coffee table between them. She really hoped they didn't do anything being in a drunk state. Her head banged a little, reminding her of the small hangover she was having. She stood back up and walked to the front where the medicine should be if ever needed. She grabbed an asparin and grabbed a bottle of water from the small fridge under.

She was never a fan of liquid medicine, it always made her gag thinking of it and she couldn't even swallow it without spitting it out. She popped the pill into her mouth as she thought of her hatred and then downed it with water. She gulped down the whole bottle, giving a refreshed sigh when she was done.

She then returned back to her spot and wrapped the blanket around her cooling frame. She leaned her head against the window and looked out. The sky was a beautiful color, blues, pinks, purples, and some orange red. The ocean beneath them radiated and gleamed dazzling colors of the sky, making her smile in awe.

Natsu yawned as he opened the door, stretching shortly after before closing it behind him. He looked over to the back of Lucy's head and smirked, thinking of a funny prank just then. Slowly and quietly, he creeped up to her from behind, stoping whenever she shifted. He never really liked stealth because he was the exact opposite of what stealth would be but he was still pretty good at it since it was a requirement.

He brought his hands up and reached over, quickly darting his hands to her shoulders, tazzing her and scaring the life out of her.

"AH!" She shreaked jumping up but tripped over her blanket, stumbling over the coffee table and landing on his couch instead. Natsu burst out laughing at her while she placed a hand to her heart, afraid she was going to have a heart attack.

"NATSU!" She yelled, clearly annoyed. She couldn't glare at him for long, it was the first time she had ever seen him laugh like that, actually open up to her. She blushed and a small smile slipped across her face, now that they were starting to open up to each other more, she started to notice him become less overly mature and tense all the time. He was acting how he was when she first met him at the bar and the day after. Ever since he was given his mission, he was trying to act all professional with her and it really made her uncomfortable.

Natsu glanced up at her and his laugh died down to a chuckle when he noticed her smiling at him. "What's with the face, you're creeping me out," Lucy shook her head and giggled, "I'm just happy that we're finally starting to open up with each other." She smiled. He looked at her strangely before a small smile danced across his lips as well.

"Well, yeah I guess. But do you have to say it so weirdly? You're such a weirdo," He teased making her frown and cross her arms. "I'm anything but a weirdo." She stated maturely. Natsu shrugged before plopping down next to her, her eyes widened and she tightened the blanket around her.

"twenty minutes until destination."

Natsu and Lucy glanced up to the speakers. "This is a pretty cool plane, it probably cost a fortune," Lucy noted, Natsu merely shrugged. "It's not like I had to pay for it." He said matter of factly, Lucy nodded, lifting her knees up so she looked like a little ball in a blanket.

"Hey Lucy," Lucy didn't know why, but she loved it when he said her name because it was so rare, he'd usually say 'hey' or 'you', so Lucy enjoyed it when he actually did call her by her name. "What?" She asked, still looking out the window.

"Is there anything that you're... Upset about?" Lucy turned her head to look at him, confused.

"What do you mean?" Natsu scratched the back of his head, glancing up at the ceiling as if he would find an answer up there.

"Well, all of this stuff happening, it must really suck for you," He said bluntly, making her sigh. But he was right, she never really had time to think about it because they were always on the move or in a hurry to do something. "I guess it does. I won't be able to publish a book anytime soon... I also won't be able to go out shopping with Levy or even see her in a long time. But I'm glad she's safe, she's all I have left, and if anything were to happen to her because of me, I'd..." Lucy paused, he smile dying as a tear threatened to leak from her right eye. A warm hand rested on her shoulder and she looked at Natsu, a tear hanging off her bottom lash.

"You don't have to worry about Levy, she's more than safe right now and I'm pretty sure her radar has died down. She's in one of the most heavily guarded facilities in Fiore and if anything did happen, she'd still have Gajeel and the rest." Lucy looked at Natsu and blinked, causing a tear to roll down her face, Natsu hesitated at first before leaning over to wipe the stray tear.

"Thanks Natsu, you have a good way of cheering people up. I guess you're right about Levy," Natsu nodded with a grunt, leaning back and crossing his arms. "If anything, the person you should be most worried about is yourself." Lucy chuckled smirking at Natsu.

"Ooh, words of wisdom," She joked. Natsu laughed and shrugged. "I'm just putting it out there."

The plane landed shortly after on a small island. The island did have a huge city though and Lucy guessed most of the islands poulation lived in or near the city but the plane flew right over it to a more secluted part of the island. The plane's gears automatically shifted, the tips of the wings making a ninety degree angle as the plane went into hover, landing on a landing pod by a private beach which lead up to a villa.

Lucy hopped out of the jet with Natsu's assistance and gazed at her surroundings in wonder, from the rock path to the beach and then back to the back of the villa which was just passed the pod. "This place is beautiful," Lucy smiled as she continued to stare in awe. Natsu stopped from grabbing luggage for a moment to look around briefly. "Yeah, and this place is gonna be home for a bit too."

Lucy walked over to Natsu, helping him by carrying some luggage into the villa. "How long will we be staying here?" She asked while placing the luggage on the marble floor. Natsu stretched after dropping his luggage.

"Until we get orders otherwise or the place becomes too dangerous," Lucy lifted a brow. "Too dangerous?" Natsu looked over to Lucy before they walked deeper into the open house. It was a very luxurious one story villa that could oversee the ocean, it had a nice modern touch and Lucy guessed this place was owned by Fairy Tail, she didn't know why it would be though.

"Dangerous as in an enemy ends up on this island looking for you or your whereabouts get leaked." Lucy blinked as she followed Natsu into the living room that had large windows to see the ocean. "How could information about me get leaked? That shouldn't be possible right," She questioned, Natsu sighed and plopped onto the couch. "Even if Fairy Tail is skilled at wiping your tracks it still doesn't mean there are other organizations and groups out there who are just as skilled or even better at tracking you. I can guarantee that we will most likely come along conflict in the future."

"Why do you seem so laid back then, shouldn't you be worried?" Lucy asked, she knew she was, like, she didn't want to die or get kidnapped. Natsu opened his closed eyes to look at her. "Of course I am, keeping you safe and out of harms way is my number one priority." Lucy blushed a little at his serious tone and gaze, it made her feel a little more at ease.

Lucy sat down next to Natsu while he turned on the huge flatscreen tv. "So... What do we do now? Just wait?" Natsu only shrugged. Lucy groaned at his antics, if she had to be stuck up in a plane or house this whole time she was sure she would go stir crazy.

"What? Did you expect us to go flying through the world fighting and shooting people on the jet?" Natsu joked with her but he did seem a little worried that was what she had in mind. Lucy sighed and shook her head.

"No, but I didn't expect to just be sitting around all the time doing, well, nothing... Couldn't we have just stayed at the headquarters," Lucy asked, thinking of Levy. Natsu sighed, "I told you we couldn't because that wouldn't only put you in danger, but Levy and the whole headquarters." Lucy remained silent as the two began to watch tv together.

"Info?" Gray asked into the phone against his cheek. He lounged on his favorite couch in his bachelor apartment. Juvia stood behind the kitchen counter, looking at him with a pout, if it was a job she was going to scream, the first time in a long time they finally get some alone time and now it's ruined by a phone call.

"The real thing is up north in Heliconia, the headmaster wants us both to go with Erza," Gajeel replied on the other line of the phone. Gray sighed, they were never gonna be able to rest with this case, it was just one thing after another. "Gramps only wants us to go? That doesn't seem like a lot." Gray replied with a huff. He heard a short grunt on the line.

"Well, if there's too much of us, we can easily be spotted if only one person slips up, why, are you scared or something?" Gray could feel Gajeel's mocking smirk to which he grumbled to.

"As if I'd be scared, when are we supposed to head out?" Gray asked while standing up from his spot and walking over to Juvia to see what she was cooking.

"We head out in three days," Gray chuckled, "Man, Gramps wants us out quickly. Well, I'll catch up with you on the rest of the details tomorrow, it's our day off and I don't want to be interrupted." Gray simply said before hanging up. Juvia stirred the soup with a downcast expression.

"Juvia was hoping that we'd be able to have more time off," She let out a long sigh, Gray grabbed a can of beer from his fridge before shrugging. "I had a feeling something like this would happen." He said before chugging the cold beverage.

Juvia paused before stirring again. "I wonder how Natsu is, with that girl- Not that I'm in to him or anything," Juvia quickly covered so he wouldn't get the wrong idea but he seemed unphased. "He's probably just slacking off wherever they and taking advantage of the peace. Hopefully they can stay out of trouble until we get ahold of the Body Software." Juvia nodded, taking a sip of the soup before sighing in content.

"Well, today we're not allowed to worry about anything! Until tomorrow that is... The soup's ready, so it's time to dig in!" Juvia sang, lightening the mood. Gray chuckled at her antics before following her to the table.

He wasn't worried about anything, he just had a feeling in his gut that something bad was bound to happen. He couldn't tell why, but everything seemed to be going just too smoothly, like the enemy wanted them to find it or something. But he could be wrong and he hoped he was.

A/N: Sorry for the long update! I know I took a while and I hope you'll forgive me! But I have been working on my other stories to so check them out if you want! Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, it's going to start getting intense soon!