Hey everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed chapter 3 so much! :) Thank you for all the great reviews! I hope you like this chapter as much as you liked the last. Haha, this chapter seemed a lot longer then it is, enjoy! :D

Last time:

He kissed her forehead good night, and whispered, "Night Luce."

"Na-tsu..," he heard her mumble and he turned around. She was still asleep, and he smiled happily, not knowing why he did.

When he laid down in his bed, his shut his eyes to go to sleep, but then they snapped open as he realized what he had just done. "I-I kissed her forehead!" he muffled himself with a pillow and felt a warm sensation rush to his cheeks. The feeling was warmer than his own body heat, and he couldn't figure out what it was.

He let himself drift into sleep, not bothering to unlock anything for Happy to come in whenever he returned. Natsu assumed he would spend the night with Carla and Wendy.

~Lucy's POV~

I woke up in the middle of the night when I felt something warmer than the blanket wrap around my shoulders and legs. When I opened my eyes slightly, I noticed that Natsu had picked me up. He looked like he was half-asleep, so he probably wasn't going to remember doing this in the morning.

I wiggled around to get him to let me go, but it didn't work, it only made his grip tighten on me. Natsu carried me off quietly to his room and laid me down once more on his bed.

"Natsu?" I squeaked, hoping to catch the dragon slayer's attention in order to wake him up.

"Lu-cy..," he mumbled without opening his eyes, he was talking in his sleep.

His strong arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer to him, and I tried to get away, but he held me still. I squeaked once more when I felt him push his face into my hair.

"Na-natsu! You stupid dragon slayer, wake up!" I hissed, kicking him violently in an attempt to wake him up.

He didn't wake up even a bit, and instead caught my legs in his, pulling me even closer to him. I blushed madly and I struggled to even move a bit. Finally, after squirming for what felt like hours, I managed to turn to face him.

Natsu's hot breath tickled my face and I struggled to get further away. The more I struggled, I noticed the tighter his grip got. Soon, there was hardly any space between us, and he had rested his head on top of mine, causing me to blush even more.

~Normal POV~

After Lucy gave up on trying to get free from his grip, she accepted not having freedom and fell asleep in his warm grip, her muscles relaxing because of his warmth. The morning light shone lightly through the window and it made Natsu stir.

He yawned and felt something next to him, something that wasn't furry like Happy was. Natsu cast his glance down and noticed Lucy snuggled next to him, her legs caught in his and his arms wrapped tightly around her waist.

A quick blush came over his face as he said, "Lucy? Luce, wake up!"

Natsu let go of the blonde girl and began to shake her lightly, and after a few minutes, she opened her eyes slightly.

"Natsu?" Lucy asked, her eyes still slightly blurry from first waking up.

Her eyes widened as she realized how close they still were, and she quickly noticed the blush that had dusted itself across Natsu's face.

"Natsu! Wha-what are you doing!" she screamed, obviously flustered.

"I-I, uh.., you, er.. I mean," Natsu stuttered, scratching his face lightly with one finger and looking away, scared to look her in the eye.

"Natsu, look at me," Lucy commanded, grabbing his face with her hands and forcing him to look at her.

His face turned slightly more red as she did this, and she giggled out of amusement. She sat up, realizing that he had freed her from his grip.

"I... Um.. You? Wha-, no, why are you in my bed?" Natsu asked, confusion filling his face as he stuttered, trying to find the right words.

"Natsu... I knew you wouldn't remember," Lucy said quietly, slightly laughing at him. "Last night, you came and picked me up from the couch and carried me in here, I tried getting away! However, you didn't let me, and only held me tighter."

As Lucy explained what happened Natsu felt his face warm up even more and he quickly looked away, desperately trying to hide his hot face from her view. Then, a question hit him.

"Luce, you never told me yesterday. You told me no questions asked, but now it's a new day, so, what was the bet about?" Natsu asked, trying to forget what Lucy told him, what he wanted her to be lying about.

"The bet? Oh, the one I made with Gray and Erza?" Lucy asked, tapping her chin lightly with her finger.

Natsu nodded eagerly, wanting to know why she had to avoid snowman and Erza. "I wonder if she still has to avoid them today," he asked himself, thinking of ways to help if that were the case.

"Well, Erza and Gray told me that I'd have to do something if they found me. They also decided we would have a small means of communication, Warren would relay messages between us without revealing location," Lucy explained, making Natsu look at her confused.

Suddenly, a voice spoke in Natsu and Lucy's minds, as well as everyone else, "Anyone find Lucy yet?"

The voice belonged to Warren, and it was apparent that no one knew where she was.

A confident voice answered back, having to be Erza, "No, I stayed at her house all last night waiting for her return, but she never showed up. Wendy, Carla, and Happy visited Natsu's place, but Wendy said that there wasn't a single trace of the girl there."

"Where could she be!" an annoyed voice sounded, Natsu recognized it immediately as Gray's.

"Anyone have any clues?" Warren asked.

"Oh, I do! Her scent is really strong in this forest, I must thank Natsu and Happy for their help! The forest is a bit far out, but I'm sure she's here, I slept well last night in a cave with Happy and Carla, and I'm all rested up! We're going to follow her scent and find her, I promise!" a young, but cute, voice answered, it belonged to Wendy.

"Natsu, I know you can hear us too, but you've been quiet the whole time, what's wrong?" Erza asked him.

"Huh? Oh! I was thinking of where that weirdo could be, I think I might go and help Wendy out, but I really don't care," he answered, hiding the fear he felt inside from his voice, Erza really scared him.

"Good idea! Lucy, I know you are listening, well, where ever you are! Let it be known that we are going to search for you today too! Don't forget the bet we made! If we find you before the day is up, you have to do it!" Erza said, confidence clear in her voice, she was sure she was going to find Lucy.

"Aye sir! I'm going to find her first! So I can get that fish!" Happy pipped up randomly.

"Okay! I'm going to cut the connection for now, good luck everyone!" Warren said, and soon calmness was regained.

"Natsu," Lucy whispered, as if they were still listening, "I'm scared they might find me."

Suddenly, a knock came from Natsu's front door, and it made Lucy jump out of her skin. Natsu's eyes widened in terror as he quickly stood up and threw a few blankets over Lucy. He ran to the door and opened it to the person standing, who was giving him a death stare.

Well, thank you for reading again! :) I hope you enjoyed it! See you later with the next chapter! Maybe I'll finish it quickly like my others :D I don't like the idea of making people wait :P