Fairy in the Woods
Gray was not kidding when he said you didn't know what a real party was until you came to Friday Fairy Tail.
Lucy watched in awe the little bar transformed into a dancing disco, with neon lights lighting everywhere and the music making echo even in Natsu's old truck.
"Seems like you're already liking it," he grinned at her side, pulling the car into a stop and turning the engine off.
"Looks pretty cool," Lucy admitted, opening the door at her side, ready to climb off.
She always forgot how big the damned truck was.
Natsu appeared in front of her, laughing and offering his hand to help her. She puffed her cheeks out and took it, jumping off and landing on the black pavement.
The night was hot, with silver little points on the sky and the moon shining for them all. It was beautiful, and it tempted Lucy to lay just there and stargaze the whole night.
But the loud music called her.
"Yosh," Natsu said. "Let's go."
He leaded her towards the door, pushing it open. This time, no flying chair came at him, which Lucy thanked for. Everyone seemed busy dancing, drinking and kissing.
It made her remember of all the nights she'd went to those parties back on Hargeon, but this time, on a little bar in Magnolia, was the craziest party ever.
When she narrowed her eyes to take a better view to her surroundings, she discovered the guy named Elfman standing over a table, shouting something at the top of his lungs to be muffled by the music. Erza seemed to be drunk too, yelling angrily as she stood over a chair too, with a blue-haired boy trying to calm her down at her side.
To the left, she saw a crying Juvia hugging a laughing Gray. He held a bottle of beer as he drank awkwardly, since he was already too drunk for his own good.
She saw Mirajane giggling at something Lisanna told her at the bar. Cana was dancing along the upbeat song, moving her hips around as she held a glass of whiskey in her hand. The guy named Gajeel seemed to be avoiding a happily drunk Levy as she chased him around.
Those were some of the people she'd got to know on the last week, but the place was still full of people.
"Oh shit," Natsu said at her side. "We're late…"
"But it's midnight," Lucy replied.
"These bastards get drunk too easily," Natsu grumbled, frowning.
Lucy giggled. "Oh, and you don't?"
Natsu raised his eyebrow teasingly at her, ready to take on whatever challenge she held for him. "Of course not. Wanna see?"
"What do you have on mind?" Lucy asked.
"Whoever gets drunk first loses," Natsu said, already tasting victory between his lips.
"Bring it on." Lucy said.
Natsu smirked mischievously, he could live with her these three months.
"Someone help me!" Natsu shouted, pushing past dancing people to flee from a drunken Lucy chasing him.
Who would have known she would get… like that? She was being so weird, clinging to him and asking him to purr. Didn't she have a boyfriend?
"Natsuuuu," she said, walking dangerously behind him, giggling and being pushed by people. "Where are you going?"
"Away from you!" Natsu shouted back, frantically trying to get further away from her.
It had been four shots before she gave in.
"No…" she said, putting her hand on his back. "Don't leave me alone…"
He stilled when she started to play with her fingers on his back, slowly, one by one, going upwards.
"W-What are you doing?" he asked, slightly turning his head over to take in her appearance.
Her pretty blonde hair was a bit disheveled, even after she spent so much time in the bathroom because she wanted to cause a 'good impression'. Her cheeks were flushed, a taint of red painting them. Her brown eyes were glassy and a little lost, indicating how drunk she was.
"I want to make you purr," she said. And while Natsu's own face turned red of embarrassment, she burst into a fit of hysterical giggles.
"Excuse me?" he asked, perplexed.
She laughed even harder at his face, which annoyed him a bit.
"You're so drunk, Lucy…" Natsu shook his head. "You're father is going to kill you… and me, because he'll think I forced you to alcohol,"
It's not like he could drive her back home, but it's not like had any more options. He couldn't leave her in that state, or even Igneel would kick him out of the house.
"Guys," a new voice joined them.
Canna appeared on what seemed to be her bra and a sports shorts, with her usual glass of something on her left hand. Her brunette hair was flying freely as she moved, some locks sticking to her sweaty face.
"Cana…" Natsu murmured. Everyone knew the danger she could be on Friday Fairy Tail.
"What-" she said. "Is Lucy drunk?"
"Yay!" Lucy said, clapping her hands.
Cana shifted her eyes between both of them before bursting into laughter.
"Oh my, you got her drunk so you could hook with her? Naughty move, Natsu. I won't tell anyone," she winked at him. Sometimes even himself couldn't decide if the girl was drunk or not.
"I'd never do that!" Natsu argued. "That's so gross, Cana."
"I wouldn't mind if we have sex someday, Natsu. You're a hottie." Cana winked again.
"Shut it," Natsu said. He put his hand over her forehead and pushed her back into the maze of dancing people, her laughter disappearing as she mixed with the others.
He returned his attention to his present problem. Lucy was looking at him with her eyes unfocused, her fingers touching her chin.
"You slept with Cana?" she asked. "What a bad kitty…"
Oh God.
"Excuse me? Are you calling me kitty?" he asked.
Lucy pointed at him with a frown, "Bad kitty." she repeated.
Natsu groaned, having enough. "This is it." he said.
He grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of Fairy Tail He'd never left the party before it ended, but it seemed a good excuse. What would drunk Lucy do if she continued to be there? The fact that Mira prepared the best drinks didn't help at all.
He pulled her to the car, opening the door so she could climb. When she only stood there, looking at him confused, Natsu rolled his eyes.
"What's wrong, kitty?" Lucy asked.
"You are wrong, Lucy." Natsu said, irritated.
"Kitty is so mean… " Lucy said, her gaze fixed on the floor. With shock, Natsu saw the beginning of gathering tears in her big eyes.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Natsu said, shocked. "Hey, don't cry!"
"B-But…" Lucy sputtered, her bottom lip trembling.
"What do you want me to do? I'll do it!" Natsu said desperately. If there was one thing he hated with burning passion, it was seeing someone cry. He'd seen so many tears until now, he was tired of it.
Lucy looked at him with a pout, her lower lip puffing out temptingly, her hands intertwined so her arms were pressing her breast together, showing more of her cleavage…
She had a boyfriend.
"Purr," Lucy said.
"What."
"Purr," Lucy repeated, secretly pleading him too.
Gulping down what little was left of his dignity, he leaned closer so that their faces were too close, but he didn't care.
And he did it. He purred like Happy and oh God, why didn't the Earth swallow him right there? He hoped she didn't remember it…
She smiled brightly at him, her eyes shining with pure joy as she gave him a quick hug.
When she broke it, she tried to climb on the car. But since it was big and her movements were sloppy, she stayed hanging midway.
Natsu chuckled and lifted her by the waist so she could sit accurately. She grinned at him happily. Natsu rolled his eyes and buckled her safety belt before he could sit at the driver seat.
"Where are we going?" Lucy asked, once he closed his door and turned the car on.
"Home," he said. "But we're climbing by the window so our parents don't catch you like that."
"Like kitties?" Lucy asked, too enthusiastically.
"No, I'm gonna be like a kitty." Natsu growled. "You're just gonna be a bag of potatoes on my back."
"But I wanna be a kitty too!" Lucy protested.
"Maybe when you're not this drunk," Natsu said, turning around in the corner.
"Hey Natsu," she sang. "Make me purr."
Natsu's left eye twitched, and when he looked at her, he knew there was no way out of this battle.
"How?" he asked.
"Purr," Lucy said, pointing at her neck.
And then Natsu slowly, barely caressed her neck with the tip of his fingers, until she let out a quiet, "Meow,"
And that was when Natsu realized that living with her may be harder than he first thought.
Ahh I feel this chapter sucked so much! I'm so sorry... Anyways, thank you for your lovely words, I'm glad you're enjoying this so far!
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