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Chapter 10

(Lucy POV)

"Can you pass me the butter please?" I ask as I stand in front of my stove with a bowl full of pancake batter beside it on the counter. We'd decided when we woke up this morning that we were going to make a traditional western breakfast; pancakes, eggs, bacon, home fries and toast. My stomach had been rumbling when I'd awoken and well, I don't even have to ask Natsu if he was hungry… he's always hungry.

He passes me the butter and I spear off a small bit and throw it into the frying pan, listening to it sizzle as it slides across the surface. Every few seconds I turn my head and glance at Natsu beside me. He's wearing only his boxers, his chest completely bare for my gaze but at the moment he is facing away from me so I have a few seconds to admire his surprisingly broad back. His shoulders angle down into enticingly narrow hips which make me bite my lower lip in desire. He has no idea how sexy he is standing there. I want to run my hands up and down his sides and nibble on the back of his neck…

"Lucy, what should I do with this?" Natsu asks while turning to face me and holding out a bowl full of chopped up potatoes.

"Just put it to the side for now. I'll start making them when I'm done with the pancakes," I answer and start pouring a sizable amount of batter into the frying pan in front of me.

"What should I do now?" he asks and I look around the counter, noting the sliced bacon which was already crispy and hot on a plate and the bowl of uncooked eggs.

"You can start making the eggs," I respond and then grab a pan for him to use on the burner beside me.

"I don't know how to cook them," he says, moving up beside me nervously.

"Oh, it's easy. Just pour them in and stir. That's basically it."

I reach into a nearby drawer and pull out a wooden spoon then pass it over to him. He grabs the spoon and grips it like it's a weapon before dipping it into the eggs and stirring.

His body next to mine is distracting, my eyes glued to his chiseled stomach and muscular pectorals. Every inch of him is toned to absolute perfection and I simply can't help myself as I lift the one hand that isn't holding the spatula and flatten my palm over his side which is exposed beneath his raised arm since he's busy stirring a bit excessively. I feel his body stiffen slightly at the unexpected contact and when I slowly rub my hand up and down, moving it towards his back, he groans and turns his head in my direction.

"I thought you were hungry Lucy," he says, his voice coming out a bit hoarsely.

I swallow and answer without removing my eyes from the path my hand is making. "I am hungry… but maybe not for food anymore."

Natsu laughs and tilts his head towards my pan. "I think you're burning them."

"Oh crap!" I say and quickly scoop up the pancakes and slide them on to a nearby plate. Luckily they were only slightly chard… still edible.

"Are these done?" he asks.

I look over in his pan before I pour out more batter into my own. "Yea, they look it."

I make sure to concentrate this time as I wait for the first side to cook up. I'm busy watching bubble form and burst on the top of the pancakes when Natsu comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist. His teeth start to nibble on the flesh behind my ear and I gasp as sparks shoot up and down my back. The belt around my waist which is holding my robe together gets pulled apart and his hands slide beneath the terrycloth fabric and start to caress my belly, one hand reaching up to cup my breast. I arch into his touch, my head tilting back and to the side so that I could kiss him.

"You're going to forget the pancakes again," he whispers near my ear and I feel my body quiver in his arms as he starts to roll my nipple between his fingers.

My hand is shaking as I lift the spatula and start flipping the pancakes. Somehow I manage to get them all done successfully but at this point I simply don't care. The only thing my body craved at the moment was standing nearly naked behind me.

I try to turn in his arms, my hands desperate to rub over his body but he holds me in place and I groan in frustration. "Natsu!"

"You're going to burn my pancakes if I let you turn around," he says, the hand that was at my belly moving lower. "Besides, I like having you like this."

I cry out when his finger slips between my already moistened folds and starts to stroke my clit…

Without warning a loud banging sound reverberates through my apartment and the noise startles both of us and I rush to tie my robe back together when I hear my door burst open. I'm flustered and off balance, my body still raging with desire and I have to take a deep, calming breath before I walk out to the main room.

"What the hell guys? Why would you just barge in like that?" I hear Natsu ask and I can't help but think how ironic his statement is.

Sprawled out at my table is Erza and Gray. Natsu is standing at the head of the table with his arms crossed over his chest and only his boxers for clothing.

"We knocked," Erza says in response, completely unfazed by Natsu's annoyance and then she sticks her nose in the air and sniffs. "Is something burning?"

"Ah crap!" I scream and run into the kitchen. Sure enough, the last batch of pancakes are burnt and inedible and I have to throw them in the trash.

"What's for breakfast?" Gray asks, coming into the kitchen and moving to stand beside me as he craned his neck around to see all the food.

"Nothing for you," Natsu replies and I smack his arm when he walks up beside me. "Ouch, what was that for?"

"There's plenty of food. They can have some too."

I get to work on making the home fries and finally succeed in making a decent stack of pancakes. Everyone grabs a bowl or plate filled with food from the kitchen and carries it out to the table and we all sit down and start eating.

"So what made you guys come over?" I ask after taking a sip of my orange juice.

"We found a quest we want to do and we thought you might want to come," Erza says with a mouth full of food and a bit more excitement in her eyes than I'm used to seeing. Gray was looking at her skeptically but kept his mouth shut.

I glance over at Natsu and sigh quietly in disappointment; so much for our few days of privacy.

(Natsu POV)

"Tell me again why we went with them," I groaned as we walked side by side through the thick forest on our way to the quest Erza had so eagerly wanted us to do.

"Because, I've had friends before whom as soon as they started dating someone just completely started to ignore their friends and spent all their time with their boyfriend. I don't wanna be like that," Lucy answered while threading her fingers through mine and pulling me along. Erza was several dozen yards ahead of us, an uncharacteristic hop to her step and Gray was keeping pace, hovering between Lucy and myself in the back and Erza in the front.

"But I do," I complained, remembering how great the morning had been till the pair had shown up at Lucy's door and interrupted us.

Lucy only smiled and tugged my arm as we picked up our pace to catch up with Gray.

"So, what is this quest anyway?" Lucy asked when we stepped beside ice boy.

"I don't know. Erza caught me as I was walking into the guild hall and forced me to follow her to your place. She hasn't told me anything either," Gray answered, shoving his hands into the pockets of his pants. He seemed a bit distracted as we walked and I couldn't help but wonder what was bothering him. I know I'm not extremely adept at judging peoples emotions so it must be pretty bad if I noticed it and I turn to look at Lucy who of course noticed the same thing as me. Her face looked concerned as she turned back to Gray.

"Is everything alright Gray?" she asked.

"Yea, why?" he answered, his body stiffening slightly as we continued to walk.

"You just seem… distracted and I was wondering if something was the matter," Lucy said and I notice Erza ahead of us, stopping and sitting down, leaning her back against a large tree. Gray simply shrugged his shoulders and continued walking in answer to Lucy's question.

We catch up to Erza and I look around the area. The forest was thinning out and I wondered if we were getting close to the town we were looking for. "Why did you stop Erza?" I asked.

"We're here," she answered, crossing her arms over her armor clad chest and closing her eyes.

"We're where?" Lucy asked.

"Just past that turn in the trail is a small farm and at noon each day someone comes by and steals a bunch of its crops. Apparently the farmer's growing some sort of magic restoring plant which can only be picked at that exact time or else it can be incredibly deadly."

"So we have to stop this person?" Lucy asked and Erza nods her head, reaching into her bag and pulling out a bright red apple before crunching down on it.

"Only one person? Why did you need us?" I asked, slightly annoyed because I'd much rather be back in Lucy's apartment.

"Because of the reward," Erza simply answered and refused to elaborate further.

We all took a seat and after a few moments, Lucy leaned forward and started rummaging through the bag she'd packed for us before we'd left. Her backside was facing me and I couldn't help but stare at the sight in front of me. My member started to twitch alive inside my pants. My eyes traveled over her rounded bottom and then the smooth expanse of skin on the back of her thighs. When she turned and held out an apple for me, her rear still facing me and her face peaking over her shoulder, my gut clenched. I could imagine myself kneeling behind her, my hands grasping her tiny waist as I thrust inside her hard and fast.

I swallowed audibly and shook my head, declining the fruit and she shoved it back inside her bag. I was disappointed when she straightened back up and took a seat beside me but the disappointment didn't last long. Her tongue poked out and slowly licked over the fruit before she took a bite. I watched her swallow, her eyes closing as she moaned softly enough for only me to hear. Instantly I remembered the previous night and how she'd looked with the blind fold on as I fed her tiny bites of apple. My cock was rapidly hardening and I had to shift slightly where I was sitting so it wasn't noticeable.

"You sure you don't want any?" she asked, leaning by my side and whispering quietly in my ear. Her breasts pressed against my arm and she held the apple out in front of me.

I shook my head and she frowned.

"But I wanted to feed you this time," she said and then her eyes swept down my body, her gaze like a caress as in moved over every inch from my shoulders to my chest and stomach then lingering over my groin. When she slowly licked her tongue over her lips, something inside me snapped and I jumped up, grabbing her arm and pulling her to her feet.

Both Gray and Erza looked up at us, looking slightly startled and I mumble the first excuse I could think. "I gotta go to the bathroom."

My hand tightly grasped Lucy's as I tugged her through the woods till we were far enough away that I'm sure we couldn't be seen anymore. Just as she was about to say something, I sealed my mouth over hers and backed her up against a tree. My tongue swept inside her mouth, her words turning into a heated moan as my hands slid down her body to her thighs. I bent slightly and lifted her up, hooking her legs behind my hips and then pressed my rock hard erection intimately against her.

Her arms wrapped around my neck and I simply couldn't hold back. With the hand that had been holding her waist, I reached down, sliding over her backside and delved beneath her skirt, pushing her panties to the side. I stroked between her feminine lips with the tip of one finger and groaned when it came back slick and wet. God I loved that. I loved that she always wanted me as badly as I wanted her. I pulled her hard against my hips, letting her feel how aroused I was and without another thought, I pulled my throbbing length out of my pants and positioned it at her hot entrance.

I leaned back and looked into her eyes. Her lids were hooded and her eyes were blazing with lust. "Fuck, Lucy… you drive me crazy. I need to be inside you," I said and then slammed into her, eliciting a strangled cry from her throat. Quickly I reached a hand up and covered her mouth, grinding my hips against her.

"Shhh," I whispered near her ear and started to slide in and out of her at a steady pace. Her breathing was heavy, each thrust from my body making her mumble a cry against my hand. She's so deliciously tight and I gradually quicken my pace, sliding my length out to the tip and then pushing back inside. Her heals are digging into my lower back and her hands are drifting hungrily over my back and shoulders beneath my shirt.

I tried to remove my hand from her mouth but she cried out when I thrust inside her and I had to silence her again. My fingers curled into her mouth, her teeth biting down on them as I increased my speed yet again. Our bodies are rocking together, sweat gathering in a sheen over our skin. I can feel her vaginal walls tightening around my cock, quivering as I shoved myself inside her over and over again.

"Come for me Lucy. I want to see it," I said and pounded inside her. Her eyes opened wide and then the back of her head fell against the tree trunk, her mouth opened in a strangled cry that could be heard even through my hand.

I continued to drive into her, my cock penetrating over and over again. Her eyes were alert again, staring into mine and then her lips sealed over my own, her tongue sweeping inside to possess me. I groaned into her mouth, my cock still grinding into her.

"Your turn," Lucy said once her mouth left mine and suddenly she was squeezing me so tightly I gasped and lunged into her, sheething myself so completely that I didn't know where I ended and she began. Her slick walls were hugging my cock, sucking me in every time I retreated and within seconds I exploded, spilling my semen deep inside her body.

I could hear my lungs panting for air as I tried to regain control over my body. Lucy slipped down till her feet were once again on the ground and my cock slid out of her easily.

"What was that?" I asked when I could finally manage to put two words together.

"What do you mean?" she answered while she straightened her clothing.

"At the end… what did you do?"

She grinned wickedly at me and started to walk away. "Maybe I'll tell you next time."

'The woman is going to kill me,' I thought to myself and took a deep breath before I adjusted my own clothing and followed her back to the group.

(Lucy POV)

Several yards from the camp, I stop and try to remember what excuse Natsu had used before dragging me away. I can hear him approaching from behind and without looking back I ask, "What did you say to Erza and Gray before we left?"

Natsu scratched the back of his head nervously as he answered, "Umm, well… I told them I had to go to the bathroom."

"You what?!" I hissed as I turned to face him. "You seriously couldn't think of anything better than that?"

"It's not my fault. You were looking at me."

"I'm not allowed to look at you?"

"Not like that! At least, not like that if you don't want what happened to happen."

"I...," I'm at a loss for words. Did I really have that kind of an effect on him? I smile and hold out my hand to him and he takes it without hesitation. "Oh well. We'll just have to deal with them together I guess."

We walk back to where Erza and Gray are still sitting and their knowing smiles make both of our faces flush embarrassingly.

"So, you need help going to the bathroom now Natsu?" Gray asked with a snicker and then Erza added…

"Are you feeling well? I heard an awful lot of grunting and groaning going on."

I felt my face flaming from embarrassment but luckily we all became distracted a second later when Natsu pointed at something moving ahead down the path.

"Hey, I think that's him," I said and we all took off down the path, grabbing our things and running up the small hill.

Sure enough, when we got to the top of the hill, we were able to see the man slowly climb over a tall wooden fence and disappear behind it. Erza was the first to go after him, running and then hopping over the fence with Natsu close behind. By the time I got over the barrier, they already had the man in hand and were leading him by the cuff of his shirt to the house nearby.

"Thank you so much!" the old man behind the screen door said after we knocked and showed him the culprit. "The market opens up in two weeks and I was afraid all my plants would be gone by then."

"Glad we could help! We'll take him to the authorities for you," I said and suddenly was knocked to the side by Erza barging in front of me.

"Where's our reward?" she asked eagerly.

"Oh yes, of course," the older man said and reached his hand into his pocket and pulled out four slips of paper. "Here you go. You kids have fun!"

After the man closed to door and we turned towards the road, Natsu asked, "What did we get?"

Erza practically skipped down the road, pulling the thief along with her and answered, "Tickets to the amusement park!"

"No way!" Natsu screamed and started jumping around almost as giddily as Erza.

"What the heck has gotten into Erza?" I asked Gray as we watched bright red and pink hair disappear down the road.

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows. She's been acting funny all morning."

After we dropped the thief off at the authorities, we started making our way to the edge of town where we were told the amusement park was. We walked several blocks and then after a turn in the road we could see several arcs for the top of a roller coaster above the line of trees.

"Wow! Look at that!" I exclaimed, getting more excited now.

"A roller coaster! I can't wait!" Natsu said excitedly and I just shook my head. What could possibly make him think that he could ride a roller coaster?

We hurried to the front entrance and passed over the tickets the man had given us. We were admitted immediately and once inside we all stopped and looked around, trying to decide where we wanted to go first.

"What are the chances of meeting you guys here?" a familiar voice said and we all turned at once to see who it was.

"Meredy!" I said and noticed two figures standing nearby as well. "Wow, what are you guys doing here?" I asked.

"We decided to take a little vacation. What are you guys doing here?" Ultear asked.

"We just won tickets to this place from a job," Natsu answered.

I watched Erza walk up to Jellal and I grinned. So that's why she was so eager to come here.

"Let's go on that ride first," I said, pointing at the coaster we'd seen on the way to the park.

We headed towards the rides entrance and once in line we started to pair ourselves up since the ride sat two at a time. Of course I moved next to Natsu and Erza sat beside Jellal. Ultear sat with Meredy but that left Gray by himself.

"Juvia will ride with Gray-sama!"

"Juvia! Where did you come from?" I asked, turning in my seat to look at them in the car behind us but just then the ride started and I had to quickly turn back around.

Sure enough, not ten seconds after the ride started, Natsu's face turned green and his head lolled to the side, resting on my shoulder.

To be continued…

Sorry this took me a while to publish. Some of you may have seen I wrote a quick Gajeel/ Levy one-shot so that took a few days of my free time this week.