Ok yes I know, content CONTENT! No more sex! Well, maybe just a little right…

Chapter 8

I groan and open my eyes. It's still dark in the room and I can see the bright red numbers on the clock which is sitting on top of the dresser on the far wall. 1:45am. The bed is scorchingly hot, Natsu's body still wrapped around mine. I love it, I really do but holy cow this man was hot… in more ways than one.

My throat stung as I tried to swallow and I decide to get up and get something to drink. Carefully I lift Natsu's arm which was draped around my waist and slip out of the bed, pausing when I hear him moan tiredly.

"Lucy…?"

"I'm gonna go to the vending machine down the hall. I'll be right back," I say and kiss him quickly on the cheek before I start making my way around the large bed to the bathroom where we had left our clothes earlier. I stare at the messy pile and groan when I think about having to put on my clothes… they were such a pain, so tight and clingy. That's when I see Natsu's vest lying on the counter and I think, hmm… the chances of anyone being up right now are pretty slim and I can just hold the two sides together; much easier than grunting into my top.

Quickly I pull on my skirt and grab Natsu's vest, shrugging into it and… mmm, that smells good. I turn my head down and sniff again. I could still slightly smell Natsu's scent on his shirt. It was oddly comforting and I continued to inhale deeply as I made my way out of the room, grabbed a hand full of change and headed towards the hallway.

Quietly I close the door behind me and wince at the flood of light that is illuminating the hallway. Luckily there wasn't a soul around and I turn down the hall and make my way towards the vending machines which if I remember correctly are near the stairwell.

For probably the tenth time, I grab the two ends of Natsu's shirt and lift them towards my face, inhaling deeply as I turn a corner and suddenly I crash into something. I stumble and fall back, my arms flailing to find something to steady myself with but I come up short and I fall backwards, landing on my rear. I can hear whoever it was that I had run into, grunting and falling back as well and I scramble to pull Natsu's vest together to cover myself.

When I look up, a few feet away in a tangle of arms and legs is a nearly naked body with only a small towel covering his uhh, sensitive areas.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't…" the words lodge themselves inside my throat when I see the mans face. "Je-Jellal?"

The man's head whips up abruptly and his wide eyes stare at me, tendrils of damp blue hair falling over his face.

"L-Lucy. What are you…"

"Jellal, you cheat…" my mouth falls open when I see Erza flying down the hallway, her wet red hair wild around her face and she has the same clothing choice as Jellal covering her body.

"Lucy!" she gasps and I almost can't believe it but her face turns nearly the same color as her hair.

I scramble to my feet, careful to not let my vest part and by the time I'm up, Jellal is standing as well with Erza beside him. Both of them are looking surprisingly sheepish and I can't help but smile at the pair.

"We umm… we're just…" Erza starts to explain and I stop her before she can say anymore.

"Don't worry guys. Your secret is safe with me," I say and then grimace when I hear a familiar sound behind me.

"Lucy!" Natsu's voice rings out down the hall and suddenly it's my face that is turning crimson. I hear him approach and I just let my head sag forward in defeat.

"Hey guys! What are you doing here?" he says excitedly and I elbow him in the ribs, satisfied when I hear him grunt. To top it all off, the only thing he's wearing is his boxers and still he seems completely oblivious to the situation.

"Lucy, why are you wearing my shirt?" he comments and this time I kick him in the shin.

I look at the pair standing in front of us and smile nervously. Both of their jaws were hanging open as they looked at us and I could swear I was about to spontaneously combust.

"Why are you guys wearing towels?" Natsu asks and all I can do is hang my head and shake it back and forth as I groan.

"Why are you dressed like Gray?" Erza asks, her hands moving to her hips.

Natsu scratches the back of his head and answers, "I was sleeping and Lucy…" his voice trails off and his eyes widen as realization finally dawns on him.

"Uh, we won't say anything if you don't say anything," I suggest, biting my lip nervously.

Erza and Jellal share a quick glance and then they both nod their heads before they quickly turn and head back down the hallway. As soon as they are out of sight I punch Natsu in the arm and then storm down the hallway to the vending machine.

"What was that for?" Natsu asks when I finally stop at the machine and start putting coins into the slot.

"You can be such an airhead sometimes," I answer and press the button for a bottle of water. I pick it up and quickly pop the top open, guzzling nearly half of it before I stop. "Want some?" I offer and Natsu takes the bottle from me, finishing the rest of it.

I check the change I have left in my hand and I just barely have enough left for another drink. This time I select fruit punch and I slowly sip it as we walk back to our room. After we undress again and slip into bed, I sigh contentedly when Natsu pulls me back into his arms and I'm once again surrounded by his warmth and fragrance.

"Who would have guessed Erza and Jellal were together?" Natsu says and I roll my eyes. Seriously? I think everyone knew that something was going on between them. Apparently everyone but Natsu.

"Are you really that oblivious?"

"What? Are they not together then?"

"Yes Natsu… they are together," I answer.

"Like us?" he further asks and I smile in the darkness.

"Yea, like us."

"Wow! Do you think they are in love too?"

My body stiffens and I stop breathing. What did he say?

"In love?" I ask nervously.

"Yea, do you think they love each other like we do?"

My gut twists into a thousand tiny knots and I find myself having a difficult time breathing. "L-love… I umm, I'm not sure." I turn around in his arms so that I'm facing him, both of us lying on our sides. "You love me?"

I can faintly see Natsu grin in the dark as he answers, "Yea, of course. Now who's the oblivious one?"

I laugh and shake my head. I guess he was right for once. "I love you too, Natsu," and before I can say another word his mouth is on mine, sealing my lips and thrusting his tongue into my mouth. I groan and throw my arms around his neck, bringing our bodies closer as he deepens the kiss. The sensations are utterly amazing, every nerve in my body attuned to the man in front of me. I love him… I truly love him. My entire being seems to glow with this information and the fact that he loved me back was well… words can't describe how good that felt.

He rolls us over, laying his body over mine as we continue to kiss. My legs part, allowing him to settle his body intimately against mine and I'm startled when I feel his arousal thick and hard against my thigh. Instantly my body responds, moisture accumulating between my legs.

I want to cry when he sits back, kneeling between my legs but I soon realize he's grabbing a condom and sliding it on. In my head I scribble on a posted note to remind myself to start some sort of birth control. This condom thing was getting annoying already.

He moved his body back over mine, hovering just a few inches above me, his eyes staring down into mine. I reach my hands up, cupping his face and smile. "I love you," I whisper and he answers with a smile of his own.

"I love you too."

He leans down and brushes his lips over mine. Then, without warning, he slides inside me. I gasp in his mouth, my body arching into him as the pleasure tears through me. He continues to kiss me as his hips start to move, slow and sensually. I wrap my legs around him and thread my fingers through his thick hair.

Our bodies move together, our hips finding a rhythm that left us both moaning deep in our throats. Everything felt more acute, each thrust and each caress of his lips was amplified a hundred times more than anything I'd experienced thus far between us. I love this man. I love his passion and devotion. I love how I feel when I'm with him. I don't know how long we moan in each others arms, our bodies moving slowly together but soon our actions are frantic, desperately seeking any part of each other that we can touch. My hands are all over him, skimming down his back and grabbing his backside. Oh wow, he had a great ass. The motion of his hips in my hands is so erotic and I can't get enough of it. My fingers dig into his flesh and his mouth covers mine as I break apart beneath him, my body crumbling to tiny bits as my orgasm explodes within me. And he's with me, his own release tumbling out of him as his hips rock inside me one last time.

He's bracing himself on his forearms, staring down at me, his chest heaving as fast as mine and I can feel his heart pounding. A few strands of pink hair fell over his forehead and I brush them back with my fingers, smiling up at him.

"Almost everyone knows now," I say, still playing with his hair.

"Yea, I guess so. Does that bother you?" he asks and I think about it for a moment before shaking my head.

"No not really. Does it bother you?"

"Nope," he answers and I struggle to stifle a yawn, covering my mouth with my fingers. "Wanna go back to sleep?" he asks and when I nod he rolls off of me to lay by my side. His arms immediately wrap around me and he pulls me back against him, once again with my back to his front.

Almost instantly he falls asleep and I'm thankfully not far behind him.

When I wake up the next morning, the sun is streaming through the windows and it feels like another sun is behind my back, scorching my skin. Man Natsu was hot!

I turn in the bed so that I'm facing him and leisurely stroke his cheek. He wakes up with a heavy sigh and cracks his eyes open to look at me.

"G'morning," I whisper sweetly to him and lean forward to place a kiss to his lips.

He rolls on to his back and stretches his arms over his head while he yawns loudly and then suddenly he pounces on top of me, pushing me on to my back and covering my mouth with his own.

I'm so startled that at first I don't react but it doesn't take long before I'm returning the kiss and threading my fingers through his hair. His tongue teasingly circles my lips, making me want to stroke my own over it and then he nips my bottom lip with his teeth, tugging on it lightly and making me suck in a quick breathe.

He raises his head a few inches and gazes down at me with a huge grin. "Let's have a little fun before we leave."

Before I have a chance to respond, his lips descend on mine, devouring me as I try to keep up with his heated caresses. When he finally lifts his head again he narrows his eyes evilly and the next thing I know is he slides down my body, squeezing between my legs and then parting them further with his hands.

"Natsu!" I gasp.

"Shhh!" he says, placing a finger over his lips while he bent my knees and wrapped his arms beneath them, placing his shoulders against the back of my thighs. His hands grab the tops of my thighs and in the next instant his head dips down and he slowly licks up the slit between my legs.

I gasp once again and my body quivers. He lifts his head afterwards and grins at me.

"Do you like this?" he asks, knowing full well that I do. I nod my head and he continues, "What do you like better?"

He dips his head down again and trails his tongue between the folds of my lips. "When I do it like that?" he says and then he sucks on my clit, his soft lips circling the sensitive nub. "Or like that?"

Holy fuck! It was so hot when he was like this. My body was instantly aflame and air was hissing between my clenched teeth. I don't know why but what he was doing was so hot!

"B-Both," I stammer and then cry out when he flicks his tongue over my clit.

He takes the ball of nerves between his lips and moans, the vibrations sending sparks throughout my body.

"Natsu!" I scream and fist my hands into the sheets.

"What?" he says, not lifting his mouth from me and sending more vibrations tearing through my body.

He starts to alternate between licking and sucking and his hands literally have to hold me down, my hips bucking with every movement of his tongue.

"Natsu… oh my God. I'm gonna… AH!" I scream as a powerful orgasm rips through me. My back arches, my head thrown back and I scream his name over and over as spasms rock my body.

I reach for his head, grabbing his hair and pull him up from between my legs. The sensation was way too intense and if he touched me any more I think I would have a heart attack. My chest is heaving, heart pounding and all Natsu can do is hover over me with a huge smile plastered on his face.

"Ready now?" he asks.

My eyebrows narrow on my face as I mumble back, "Huh?"

Before I know it he's sliding back down my body and his face is buried between my thighs. I scream when the tip of his tongue flicks out and I lift myself up on to my elbows to look down at him.

Oh wow that's an erotic sight.

I place my hand on the top of his head as he slowly moves up and down my cleft and I'm beyond aroused, sticky liquid trickling between my thighs. It should have been incredibly embarrassing but I just didn't care at this point. All I could think about was his tongue on my clit and the delicious sensations he was producing inside my body.

When I feel my muscles contracting once again, I squeeze my eyes shut and roll my head back, waiting for the release that was coming…

"Not yet," he whispers, blowing on my sex and then crawls back up my body. In one fluid motion he slides inside me, burying himself to the hilt and I moan loudly at the intense feeling. His answering moan is equally as loud and the muscles in his body tighten up.

When he slides out I unabashedly whimper and look up at him.

"I forgot something," he says in explanation and it suddenly dawns on me. He didn't have a condom on.

Quickly he grabs an unopened packet and slides one on, hurrying back to me and slipping inside once again. His motions are urgent, his hips pounding into me without any hesitation.

I grab my knees with my hands, pulling my legs back to allow him to go deeper and he does, hitting my core. With every thrust of his hips I'm coming closer and closer to the edge.

"Come for me Lucy," Natsu says, his voice coming out harsh beside my ear.

His words throw me over the edge and I explode inside my body, the jolts spreading from my belly outward to the tips of my fingers and toes.

Natsu is with me, his hips slamming into me one last time before he throws back his head and I swear tiny flames come out of his mouth when he screams his release. He collapses on top of me, his body heavy over mine and I hold him close, enjoying the feeling of his skin against mine.

"I can't wait to go back home," I say quietly, still trying to recapture my breath.

"Why?" he mumbles against my neck where his head was resting.

"Well, just think. No shared hotel rooms… lots of free time…"

His head jerks up and he looks at me wide-eyed. "Let's go home now!"

I giggle and shake my head. "We can't. We have to finish the tournament."

"Agh!" he roars and falls back on top of me.

"Well, we have all day to think of a way to get together again tonight."

A few minutes later we crawl out of bed and then quickly get dressed after we wash up a bit. We leave the hotel room and head to the arena where the rest of the guild is waiting for the events to begin.

"Hey Lucy! How are you feeling?" Happy says as he flies over to us when we arrive.

I cringe at the tone of his voice and smack my forehead with my hand. Oh this is so bad!

"I challenge you!" Natsu hollers and points at Gajeel as the two of them argue over who can drink more.

"Did I hear a drinking challenge?" a deep voice says from the doorway of the tavern. Standing just inside is Bacchus with his massively huge shoulders filling the space. He has a semi-drunk smile already lighting his face and Cana is quick to answer.

"I want a re-match!"

"You got it babe!" he says and plops down on the bench beside her.

"Last person standing wins!" Natsu says and starts chugging down a mug of beer.

"What do you think, Lu-chan? Wanna get in on this too?" Levy asks me and I smile and lift my own mug.

"Sure!"

Soon, Gray joins in and out of nowhere Lyon slides onto the bench across from him and starts chuggin' a beer as well.

"Winner gets to kiss Juvia!" he exclaims and nearby, Juvia's face is flaming red.

"What?!" Gray balks but as soon as Lyon lifts his mug again he grabs his own and starts downing its contents.

"Go Gray-sama!" Juvia cheers, hugging her arms to her chest but I can see her glance quickly towards Lyon with a curious expression.

It doesn't take long before I'm starting to feel the effects of the liquor, my head slightly spinning. Natsu is beside me, his body close enough that I can feel the heat radiating off of him. Directly in front of me is Levy with Gajeel beside her and Lily sitting on the table in front of them with his own mug of ale.

"Do you think we could sneak out again tonight?" Natsu asks, leaning towards me and whispering in my ear.

I giggle too loudly and quickly cover my mouth as I mumble my response, "I hope so."

Briefly I scan the room, looking for Erza but she's no where in sight. She must be with Jellal again. I giggle again and turn my attention to Levy who is sitting stiffly while Gajeel says something quietly to her and then her face turns a lovely shade of pink. Hmm, I wonder what he just said.

I have to struggle to keep my body from leaning heavily against Natsu's side. It was just so inviting and I craved the closeness. His biceps flexed as he lifted his mug and my eyes followed the motion, my mouth almost watering at the sight.

"So Juvia, who are you rooting for?" Levy asks, leaning across the table. Gray was sitting beside Natsu and beside him was Juvia, Lyon of course sitting beside her at the end of the table. On the side of the table that Levy and Gajeel were sitting was Cana and Bacchus who were well ahead of everyone else at the table in drinks.

"Juvia always cheers for Gray-sama. Juvia loves Gray-sama," she answers but Lyon looks completely un-phased.

"Who wants to play a game?" Cana says, looking slightly drunk but seeming to be in much better shape than me even though she's drank nearly three times as much as me already.

"What do I get when I win?" Bacchus asks next to her with a grin.

She slaps his arm and answers, "I haven't even said what game yet." Then she turns to the rest of the table and says, "How about…Flip, Sip or Strip?"

"What is that?" I ask after taking a sip of my beer.

"Well first we gotta get some hard liquor here and then it goes like this. We take a coin and one person tosses it in the air and guesses what it will be. If they get it correct then they pass the coin to the person to their right. If they get it wrong, they pass it to the person on their left and they have to either take off a piece of clothing OR take a shot. The only other rule is you can't do the same thing two times in a row so if you choose to take a shot the first time then the second time you have to take off one article of clothing."

"I'm in!" Bacchus says quickly, followed by the rest of the guys at the table.

"But you guys are practically already naked," Levy says to Gray and Lyon.

Both men quickly grab their clothes and start putting them on… much to Juvia's chagrin.

"Ok, I'm in too," I say while reaching a hand beneath the table and quickly sliding it up the inside of Natsu's leg and briefly cupping his private area.

He turns and looks at me, his eyes huge and I can't help but laugh at him. "I'll get you later for that. Trust me," he says with a wicked grin and for some reason, the threat excites me.

A moment later, Cana comes back with several bottles of sake and a handful of shot glasses. "You go first," she says, handing a coin to Bacchus who takes it with a wink.

"That eager to see me naked eh?" he says.

"Don't flatter yourself," she answers.

Bacchus flips the coin and catches it before it falls to the table, calling heads before he lifts his hand.

"Ha! Tails… drinking or stripping?" Cana asks and Bacchus reaches up and pulls loose the fabric covering his hair, letting the midnight colored mass fall down past his shoulders.

I watch Cana gulp and I start to wonder if she might have a bit of a thing for Bacchus. I write a mental note to ask her later.

The coin gets passed to Lyon and he guesses wrong as well. "What would you like me to do Juvia?" he says, leaning over the table.

Juvia shakes her head back and forth nervously and Lyon pulls off his shirt before passing her the coin.

"Juvia doesn't drink," she says and I quickly speak up.

"Then you're gonna have to strip!"

She flips the coin, calling out tails and breathes a sigh of relief when it lands tails up. She hands it back to Lyon who grabs her hand and plants a kiss to the top before releasing her, holding the coin now. Juvia is blushing madly and leaning heavily towards Gray.

Lyon guesses it right this time and says, "Our love made me guess it correctly this time since you touched it."

"Shut up!" Gray shouts.

The coin goes back to Bacchus who guesses it wrong again and has to take a shot.

Once again the coin goes to Lyon and he guesses incorrectly, taking a drink then handing it over to Juvia who guesses wrong as well. Hesitantly she takes her hat off and places it gently in her lap, her head down turned.

"Finally someone else gets it," Natsu says while we watch Gray pick up the coin and flip it into the air.

"Tails," he says and we all watch it fall to the table on heads.

"Figures," he says and takes off his shirt.

"My turn!" Natsu says excitedly and tosses it.

He calls out heads and he gets it right, the coin going back to Gray who once again gets it wrong and has to take a shot.

"Heads!" Natsu tries again but this time he loses and I whisper beside him, telling him to take off his shirt which he does, shrugging out of it and throwing it to the floor.

I lean down and pick it up, placing it on my lap while Natsu puts the coin on the table in front of me. Okay, my turn.

As the coin is sailing through the air, I call out tails and wait anxiously for it to stop spinning. When it lands on heads I groan and look towards Natsu who is staring back at me knowingly. I'm sure as heck not about to take off my shirt in front of everyone, I wasn't even wearing a bra so I reach towards the center of the table and pour myself a shot. The liquid goes down harshly, stinging my throat and I cough as I pass the coin to Levy.

Unfortunately, Levy guesses it right and the coin goes back to me. I flip it again and hooray… I get it right as well.

"Here you go Natsu," I say, handing the coin over.

He takes it and once again loses; taking a shot and handing it back to me.

"This is boring. I think we need two coins," Gajeel says, his head resting in the palm of his hand which was propped up by his elbow on the table. The coin had yet to make it all the way to him.

"Good idea," answers Cana who reaches into her pocket and pulls out another.

Soon I can't even keep up with both coins, the alcohol making it more difficult to focus. Natsu's body is more and more inviting, my fingers itching to reach out and caress his slightly tanned skin. When I think no one is looking, I let my fingers brush up his side and I groan at the feeling.

Mmm I want him so bad!

After who knows how long, I take a look around the table and I start laughing at the scene surrounding me.

Levy is dizzyingly drunk, giggling almost non-stop and wearing only a bra and skirt. Gajeel is next to her wearing nothing more than his boxers and his body was swaying enticingly close to Levy's. Beside him was Cana who was still holding her own like a champ but she was dangerously close to exposing some private areas… her bra and panties the only thing covering her. Bacchus was similarly dressed, his boxer briefs being the only piece of clothing left on him and I couldn't help but lean over to Natsu to say…

"I think you should get some of those too."

He turns and looks at me questioningly, his body leaning heavily on mine as he whispers back, "Get some of what?"

My lips brush against his ear as I answered, "Boxer briefs. You'd be really hot in them."

I hear him chuckle and then say, "Only if you wear your maid outfit again for me."

Laughing quietly, I agreed.

I turn my attention back to the table, observing the far end where Lyon, Juvia and Gray are sitting. Lyon and Gray are wearing only their boxers… whether from the game or by choice who knows but both are pretty far gone as well, their faces sporting a handsome blush but their eyes slit determinedly. Juvia has somehow managed to keep most of her clothes on but she also is extremely drunk, her body practically turning into a puddle.

The coins are now lying forgotten on the table, everyone beyond their limits except Cana and Bacchus who are still drinking.

Everyone at the table seems to be completely focused on the people around them and I slowly move my hand beneath the table and start sliding it up and down Natsu's thigh. I can hear his sudden intake of breath and a second later his hand is on my thigh, trailing his fingers over the skin on the inside of my leg. My body is tingling, heat rapidly pooling low in my belly. I'm surprised by how badly I want him, even in front of everyone in the guild.

"Maybe we can slip out of here without anyone noticing," I say to him, my mouth lingering near his ear.

"I don't care if anyone notices," he says and suddenly I'm being roughly pulled into his arms and his lips are covering mine.

I hear several gasps from around the table and even some from surrounding tables but I don't care. The only thing I can focus on is his lips and the feel of his tongue as it slips inside my mouth. I moan deep in my throat and throw my arms around his neck, kissing him back with all the pent up enthusiasm inside me.

His arms circle my waist, pulling me against him till another round of gasps travel around the table. I peak open my eyes and look across the table, Gajeel has Levy in his arms and he's kissing her. I pull back abruptly, gasping but my arms don't release their hold on Natsu.

"Gray-sama, kiss Juvia too!" Juvia cries and I watch Lyon grab Juvia and pull her across the table for a kiss. Gray is quick to respond but when he pulls her back she turns into a puddle of water and Gray is left staring at her while Lyon smiles wickedly at him, gloating.

"Ah! I'm not gonna be the only one not getting some lip action," Bacchus says and pulls Cana against him before pressing his lips to hers.

"I don't care either. Let's go," I say to Natsu and we quickly slip out of the tavern and start making our way back to the previous night's hotel.

Phew, done with that one. I hope you guys liked it.

If anyone is actually following the days on this story compared to the manga you will notice that I've kinda thrown an extra day in there. Sorry!

I was hoping you guys could all help me out with something. I'm going to list several options and if you could let me know what you would like to happen by either leaving a review or answering the poll I'm going to create that would be awesome.

End the story here. Start a new one tomorrow. Probably a 3rd person perspective with Natsu/ Lucy, Gajeel/ Levy.

Continue it, focusing on Gajeel and Levy.

Continue it with Natsu and Lucy, bringing them home to Magnolia after the tournament like nothing happened and spicing things up even more… letting them explore the kinkier side of physical relationships.

I feel like there were more but I can't think of any. Thanks all! Look forward to hearing from you.