Hurting
Natsu placed his bag down in a corner of the guild. He had waited until late morning, more accurately noon, to come back to the guild. Hopefully he would sort things out with Lucy today and she would let him come home. He also slightly hoped Gajeel would fix things with Levy so they wouldn't have any company tonight. After dating Lucy for about three years now, he knew the best way for them to get over a fight was make-up sex. Not that he minded in the slightest. So he definitely would need Levy to be out of there.
He waltzed over to the bar, ordering lunch from Mira. Without Lucy's cooking he felt like he was going to die of starvation. Before sitting down he noticed Lucy in her usual spot. He kissed her head and murmured, "Mornin Luce." He sat down in the seat next to her, resting his head on his arms miserably. Lucy tensed and glared at him. "Don't touch me."
Natsu shot up. "The runes are gone!" He beamed at her. The runes would only disappear once she allowed them to, which meant she had cooled down enough to let him talk to her. But he had to tread carefully, if he made her mad again she would just get the runes redone. He cautiously sat back down, smiling at her. He thought it'd be better to not say anything, let her talk first.
She just crossed her arms, the glare never leaving her face. "Don't smile at me like that baka. I'm still mad at you." Natsu buried his face in his arms, hiding his wide smile. Her voice had betrayed her, he spotted the lie immediately. She wasn't mad anymore. Still, it was best not to push her. Mira placed food down in front of him and he ate quietly, trying not to make Lucy mad for any reason. Natsu finished his meal quickly in silence.
He tensed up when the smell of salt filled his nose. He turned wide-eyed to Lucy. Tears poured down her face. Suddenly she had thrown herself on to him, crying into his shoulder. She wailed, "Natsssuuuuu! You stupid baka! I miss you!" Natsu tried not to smirk as he held her. The mood swings were working in his favor. He rubbed soothing circles in her back, shushing her and kissing her head.
She looked back up at him, her glare back in place. "You idiot! Now I'm crying! Make it up to me! Go get me chocolate." Natsu smiled at his demanding girlfriend. He was used to this too. And prepared for it. He had gone to the market this morning before coming to the guild. He pulled out a large chocolate bar from his pocket.
He placed it in her expectant hand. He sang cheerfully, "Here you go, my darling!" She scowled at him. "Don't patronize me, Natsu." She unwrapped the chocolate and enjoyed her snack. Her mood got exceptionally better after that, as Natsu knew it would. He was glad he had gotten lots and lots of chocolate. She smiled at him, now hugging his arm. She stood up, tugging him with her. "Natsuuu, I want to go home."
A knowing smile tugged up the corner of his mouth. Of course she wanted to go home. Not only did they need to have make-up sex, but he also had been gone for over a week on his solo mission. He had certainly missed her physically. He gladly let Lucy drag him through the guild, grabbing his bag on the way. He ignored the catcalls and whistles from his nakama. They also knew of the couple's make-up sex since whenever they returned their bodies were covered in aggressive bites and love marks. Their make-up sex was always forceful, aggressive, needy, and angry. It certainly wasn't sweet and caring, but it let them get out their tension and ease their anger.
Natsu and Lucy walked through the streets of Magnolia, swinging their linked hands back and forth. Natsu was glad she had forgiven him quickly this time. This is how they were supposed to be, in high spirits, showing off their love for all to see. Natsu knew that the fight wasn't completely over, she would still want the real reason why he left. But that would probably wait for later. He could tell by her stride that she desperately wanted to get home- she missed him too.
They burst into the front door, and Natsu was ready to pounce. Lucy swirled around to face him, an evil gleam in her eyes. She curled her arms around his neck, pulling him down to her. He wrapped his arms around her, already squeezing her ass. Just before their lips met Natsu froze and pulled back. He sniffed and let out an angry groan. He turned to the problem. Levy was still here! What the hell!
Lucy also turned and seemed a bit surprised to see Levy rummaging their fridge. She quickly let go of Natsu and called out, "Eh? Levy-chan why are you still here? I thought you were going to go talk to Gajeel?" Levy turned around, tears streaked down her small face. "I don't want to talk to him! He's such an idiot! Leaving me like this! Well screw him! I don't need him! I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!" Lucy was shocked to hear such strong words from her best friend's mouth. Natsu intervened. He wanted his sex, dammit.
"Levy. We all know that isn't true. Gajeel talked to me about what happened you know? He feels awful. He's been wanting to fix things as soon as you left." Levy wailed, throwing herself on their couch. "I don't care! I don't need him! I don't want him!" Natsu kneeled down, now concerned for his nakama. "Levy, you really shouldn't be putting this much stress on yourself. It isn't good for the baby." He heard Lucy gasp from behind him.
"Levy-chan! You told me Gajeel didn't want to get married and start a family! You never told me you were already pregnant!" Lucy yelled at her best friend, now slightly shaking her tiny shoulders. Natsu frowned and removed her hands. Seriously did these girls not get that stress was not good for pregnancy? Even he knew that, and he was a dumb ass.
He spoke soothingly, "Levy you need to calm down. Really Gajeel does want those things! He was just overwhelmed at how fast it was happening. You know him, the suddenness of it all took him by surprise. Gajeel loves you. Let him prove it." Levy's tears had just gotten worse, and now she was sobbing. "B-b-but! H-he freaked out! He doesn't want me! What am I going to do?" Natsu growled. "Levy. Seriously? If he didn't want you he wouldn't have knocked you up. Just go hear him out, please. He's freaking miserable." Levy sniffled. "I-I guess... maybe I could just see if he's changed his mind..."
The door flew open then, a very angry Gajeel stood fuming on the porch. "Shorty! I don't have to change my mind. I made up my mind years ago when I started dating you. Now let's go we gotta talk." He stomped into the living room, grabbing Levy by her shirt and throwing her over his shoulder, ignoring her shrieks and weak fists. He smirked at Natsu, "Thanks Salamander. Have fun, geehee." Natsu nodded, "You too, metal head. I owed you one." Gajeel quickly escaped, slamming the door shut. Gajeel had let Natsu stay at his place last night, so this was Natsu's thanks. It also let Natsu and Lucy finally be alone.
Speaking of alone...
Natsu turned to smirk at Lucy. She was staring at the door, shocked by what had happened. Natsu took advantage of her open mouth. He crushed his mouth to hers, snaking his tongue into her warm awaiting mouth. Before he could really get into it though, Lucy groaned painfully and pushed him away. He glanced down at her, "Luce?" Just moments before she had been pulling him here...
Lucy plopped down on the couch, holding her midsection. "Ooowwwwwwww. Natsu it hurts!" Natsu huffed. He didn't like seeing her in pain obviously, but he hated it when her pain got in the way of their lovemaking. Such a distraction. He walked over to the kitchen, searching the cabinets for some pills or potions for pain-killers. He found a cramp medication, luckily it was a fast-working and efficient potion. He grabbed a glass of water and the potion, making his way back to the couch. Handing them to Lucy, Natsu also settled into the couch next to her. He pulled out another chocolate bar, hoping it would take her mind off of the pain.
After gulping everything down, she laid her head on Natsu's lap. She whimpered uncomfortably while waiting for the potion to take affect. Natsu stroked her hair. She shifted, scrunching herself into a ball to ease the ache. "Ughh. This freaking hurts." Natsu pushed her legs down and placed his hand on her abdomen. "Let me help Luce." He heated up the palm of his hand, just enough to be pleasant and not too hot. He rubbed his warmed hand along her stomach, massaging and caressing her until her whimpering ended.
She sighed contently. "Ah.. That's better." They laid there a while longer as Lucy relaxed. She leaned back up, pecking Natsu on the lips before standing up completely. She walked back over to the same cabinet, reaching in and drinking another potion. Natsu smirked as he recognized that particular one. It was a contraceptive birth control potion. Which meant time for sex! Natsu smiled wider in anticipation.
Lucy giggled at his smile. She winked as she went to the bathroom. "I'm just gonna clean myself up real quick. Wait for me in the bedroom..." Natsu hopped up, not needing further encouragement. Honestly he didn't care if Lucy was covered in blood, it was about to get a lot messier down there anyways. But she seemed to care a lot and always insisted she cleaned herself first. Shrugging, Natsu went to the bedroom. He locked the front door, making sure to hand up the decorative wreath on the door outside. It was a sign for Happy that he should leave them alone for a while- they hated it whenever Happy burst in on them. It had happened many times. Sometimes before anything happened, killing the mood. Sometimes it was during their love-making, which just made things really awkward especially since sometimes they didn't even notice him. Sometimes afterwards, which really just embarrassed Lucy and she claimed she had to put on clothes. It was really annoying so Natsu came up with this to let Happy know when he could or couldn't come in.
Natsu quickly did everything to prepare. She seemed to be in better spirits now, but he thought maybe she needed some more romance. Sometimes she really liked it when Natsu thought ahead and tried to be romantic. He pulled the curtains closed, lit some candles, discarded his clothes and snuggled into the bed to wait.