NORMAL P.O.V

The next day

Lucy woke up before Natsu to find that his arms are wrapped around her waist tightly. Slowly, softly, and carefully Lucy tried tofree herself from the fire mage's grip but when she moved to get up he pulled her closer to him.

"Lucy...I'm here...for you..." He mumbled in his sleep, making Lucy smile and blush.

"Thank you Natsu." She said and kissed his cheek.

A few minutes later

Natsu had just woken up to find that Happy already getting acquainted with Lucy and was in her lap.

"Oh! Good morning Natsu!" Lucy said cheerfully.

"Good morning Luce!"

"Luce?" Lucy asked while tilting her head slightly.

"Well I thought you might like the nickname so..."

"I love it! You know, you're the first master to ever treat me so kindly." Lucy said smiling, which made Natsu smile as well.

"Well glad you like (growl) it..." Lucy started giggling at the sound of Natsu's stomach growling.

"Don't laugh..." Natsu said while pouting.

"Sorry! I couldn't help myself. To make up for it, how about I make us some breakfast?"

"Really?"

"Sure! Watch this!" With one snap of her fingers, she changed from her pj's to a sexy chef outfit. She had on a very small apron revealing the cleavage her big chest, high white knee socks, but what really made Natsu have a nosebleed was the fact that Lucy was wearing nothing but a black thong, revealing part of her ass when she turned around to face the stove.

"Hmm. Is something wrong Natsu?" Lucy asked. Not aware that his nose was bleeding.

"Nothing! It's nothing!" Natsu said as he turned around. His face was really red and his nose still bleeding. Lucy went back to what she was doing.

"All done!" Lucy said as she places the three plates on the table. Each plate had two slices of bacon, two eggs, and three slices of pancakes. Natsu and Happy were practically drooling at the sight before them. Lucy couldn't help but giggle.

"All right let's dig in." The trio got there plates and started chowing down.

"Man! This is best I've ever eaten! Thanks Lucy!" Happy exclaimed.

"Yeah thanks Luce!"

Lucy was happy to see Natsu and Happy enjoy her cooking, but what really made her happy was that Natsu didn't treat her like shit and throw the food away like her last master did.

"Luce, is something wrong?" Natsu asked in concern when he saw Lucy started to tear up.

"No, nothing, just thank you for finding my lamp." Lucy said as she shed a single tear in her right eye. Natsu noticed this and gently wiped the tear away. And then caressing her cheek. Lucy was blushing, but she loved the touch of his hand rubbing her cheeks. Without warning, Natsu pulled Lucy into a warm hug, to which she happily returned.

"Stop thinking about your old master. Whoever he is, he's gone. I found your lamp, and now you're with me. So don't worry, as long as you're with me, you will never be treated so badly." Natsu said as he held Lucy's hands in his. Lucy smiled and laid her head on his chest.

"Thank you Natsu."

"You li~ke h~er!" Happy rolled his tongue.

"Happy!" Natsu blushed and started chasing the blue cat as he did not appreciate how he ruined the moment. Lucy could only laugh at the two.

Later at the guild

Natsu was looking for a job on the request board while Lucy was interacting with Levy, Erza, Mira, Wendy, and Cana.

"How was it at Natsu's house? Did anything happen?" Levy asked. Curious if anything happened.

"No not really, but I have to say that Natsu is so nice to me!" Lucy exclaimed. Happy that someone like him is her master.

"Is he now?" Cana said teasingly while half drunk.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that you must have had a g~ood night t~ogether" Cana said while slurring her words. Lucy thought about what she said and her face lit red when she realized that the drunk mage thought she and Natsu were doing perverted things.

"He and I did nothing like that you perv!" Cana snickered and had a mischevious smirk on her face. That's when Natsu found a job that Lucy might like going on.

"Lucy! I found a job we can go on!" The blonde mage goes to the latter and read the poster in his hand.

It Read:

Defeat the ice demon Bael that's been terrorizing people who enter Mt. Hakobe. Request from the mayor of Magnolia.

Reward: 700,000 Jewels

Lucy look excited at first but when she read the word "ice", it reminded her of her previous master and a frown appeared on her face.

"What's wrong Lucy?"

"Well, I start remembering bad memories of my previous master when I'm in very cold places..." Lucy said as she faced the ground. Natsu then pulled her closer to him into an embrace. She looks at him surprised.

"It's like I said before, stop thinking about him. You're with me now remember?" He said while running a hand through her soft golden locks. She nodded and laid her head on his chest. The girls who were watching either had their jaws open or steam fuming from their ears. Natsu pulled away from their hug but grab Lucy's hand and they went out of the guild.

Mira was basically daydreaming of how good a couple they would be while the others recovered.

"Well, that's different." Cana said.

"Yeah, has Natsu acted that way with anyone before?" Wendy asked.

"Actually yes. You see, Lisanna was the only one he would ever act like that. Especially when they were taking care of Happy when he was still in his egg. But this is a side of Natsu that no one ever saw before." Levy said. Trying to comprehend what she saw.

"Guess well find out if they'll get together. SO WHO WANTS TO MAKE A BET?!" Cana yelled out. Confident she will win.

"That flame-brain with someone like Lucy. Yeah right! I want in!" Gray yelled.

"Us too!" Elfman, Jet, Droy, Gajeel, Warren, Max, even the Master and Gildarts joined in on the bet.

"If I win, all of you have to give me 500,000 Jewels. And if I lose, not only do I not drink for three months, but I also have to be Daddy's little girl also."

"We're in!" All the guys exclaimed, especially Gildarts who loved the idea since not once since he found out that he is Cana's dad did they spend time together like a family.

"They have no idea what their getting themselves into." Erza stated as she knew that Cana always won any bet she made.

"This ought to be good." Levy said giggling.

On the carriage heading towards Mt. Hakobe

"Mmmmmm..." Natsu moaned as his motion sickness got to him even though he and Lucy have only been on the carriage for two minutes.

"Are you going to be okay Natsu?" Lucy asked concerned while rubbing his back, trying to help him as much as she could.

"Yeah...I just wish that I didn't have motion sickness anymore..." That's when Lucy cross her arms and whipping her two ponytails, used her magic so that she can take away his motion sickness. A pink magic circle appeared on Natsu's back, and when it disappeared, Natsu jolted up from his seat.

"All right! It stopped!"

"Actually I used my magic to rid you if you motion sickness. So that's wish number one." She said while having her index finger up while the rest were bent. Natsu however sulked when he realized what he did.

"What's wrong Natsu?! Did my magic not work?!" Lucy asking in concern when Natsu curled up like a ball.

"No you're magic all right, but that's the thing. I used my first wish and that means I only have two wishes left. Meaning that if I use my other two then you would have to go back inside your lamp." He complained. Sure he was happy that he no longer had to deal with motion sickness, but hated how he was coming closer to have to say goodbye to Lucy.

The blonde genie smiled. Although he didn't mean to make a wish, he was happy but a little sad that he made the time they would have together short. He really wanted to be with her.

"Don't worry Natsu. As long as you don't make anymore wishes, I won't have to go back into my lamp."

"Okay Lucy." Natsu said while Lucy laid her head on his broad shoulder. Then the carriage stopped suddenly.

"We're here you two! This is as far as I go from here!" the driver yelled.

"Okay, let's go Lucy."

"Mmm. Let's go." The two got out of the carriage but saw that a blizzard was preventing the carriage from going any further. Lucy, who completely forgot that she was still wearing her genie outfit, shivered at the cold temperature since her clothes were exactly made for cold weather. Suddenly Natsu took his scarf off and put it around Lucy's neck. Then he hugged her, trying to keep her warm by using the heat radiating off his body.

"Are you warm now Lucy?" He asked. Lucy smiled.

"Yeah. I am now. Here let me put some warm clothes on." Lucy broke the hug and snapped her fingers. She was now wearing an outfit that protected her from the cold. She had on a blue bonnet, Natsu's scarf, comfortable mittens, long pants, and snow boots. Lucy looks at Natsu who had a disappointed look on his face. In truth, he wanted to be the one who kept her warm but knew they couldn't get anywhere if she didn't have proper clothing on. Lucy however saw this and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

Natsu blushed a bright red. Lucy giggled at his reaction.

"Come on Natsu! It's almost nighttime! That ice demon is going to show up pretty soon!"

"Uh right!" Natsu recovered and followed Lucy. Little did they know someone or something with big dark blue eyes was watching as they go further into the cold region of Mt. Hakobe and disappeared into the shadows.