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Italics- thoughts
Previously:
Blushing as they parted, the boy forgot all about his previous idea about washing his face to clear his nerves, and decided that with this girl, there was nothing to be nervous about- they both felt exactly the same way. Grinning down at her, Natsu asked
"Hey, Luce, you wanna go on out first mission as a couple together now?"
Lucy smiled up at her ever eager boyfriend and replied
"Sure, Natsu, you choose 'kay?"
The said boy blinked and looked down at her with uncertainty.
"You sure Luce?"
"Yes, yes, now hurry up before all of the good jobs are gone!"
She laughed, swatting the pink-haired mage on his chest. He grinned his signature toothy grin and shouted a thanks whilst running off towards the notice board. As she fondly watched him leave, Lucy wondered how she was ever attracted to such a weirdo in the first place. But for some reason, knowing that he wasn't just any old weirdo warmed her heart.
He was her weirdo.
And she loved him like she had her mother. Shaking her head slightly, Lucy turned around and scanned the guild for her best friend's signature blue hair. However, as soon as she spotted Levy and attempted to make her way towards her, she was caught up in a bone crushing hug. The blonde tensed up, before feeling the reassuring cool metal through her clothes. It was Erza. Of course it was- I mean, who else had such inhuman strength? Well, apart from Natsu that is. Turning to face her team mate, Lucy was shocked to see tears running in a constant stream down the red-head's face. Panicking as Lucy normally would, she asked,
"Erza! What's wrong? Are you hurt?"
The flustered girl checked for any sort of scratch on her friend, and was finally pacified when everything seemed to be in order. Shifting her attention back to Erza, Lucy looked her in the eye with a silent question in her chocolate orbs. Amused by her friend's innocence, Erza laughed through her tears.
"Don't worry, Lucy, I'm fine! It's just...I'm...I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
Erza broke into fresh wails as she hugged the sweat-dropping blonde closer to her chest. Meanwhile, Lucy could only think 'Wh..what's with the sudden change in character?'
Just then, Erza straightened up with breakneck speed.
"I'VE HAD IT! We could make a play out of this! Oh, how I love to act! I must start my training exercises at once!"
Leaving the baffled blonde in the middle of the guild, Erza walked off singing scales and such like. Lucy once again sweat dropped as she recalled the disastrous play that Erza had insisted they act. In fact, wasn't it Erza herself who had got an amazing case of stage fright? Pushing the matter to the back of her head, Lucy once again set off to find Levy.
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After searching through the drunk, partying guild members for what seemed like hours, Lucy finally caught sight of her blue-haired friend. She was about to approach her when she saw who her companion was. Apparently, Gajeel and Levy were having a jolly good time laughing away in one corner of the guild.
'Oh boy, if I leave them be I could have endless fun with Levy later! I can imagine her face when I tease her about her relationship with Gajeel! Plus, those two need a little push... oh no... I sound like Mira!'
Coming to the hasty conclusion that she should leave her friend be, Lucy was about to go and chat with a certain silverette when she heard someone calling her name.
"Lucy! Luce! Hey, Lucy!"
She would've known that voice anywhere. The blonde immediately turned towards the direction of the sound, her features lit up with the prospect of seeing her boyfriend again. Sure enough, Natsu came running up to her with his stupid grin plastered on his face.
"Hey Luce! Look! I found the perfect mission! And it can pay for your rent too!"
Lucy laughed and looked at the piece of paper he was waving in her face.
Please Help!
An egotistical robber has been targeting our village, Wintlamont. He says that, once defeated in battle, he will return our stolen goods. We need a team of strong mages, number makes no difference, to take him on. Please help us defeat him and retrieve our gold! The village is running low on food money, we need you! Thank you!
Reward: 70,000 jewels
Lucy stared, stunned, at the request. The reward was 70,000 jewels exactly! The blonde whirled towards her boyfriend.
"Natsu! We can't do this job!"
Said boy frowned at his girlfriend's outburst. He had thought the mission was perfect- I mean, he got to punch some guy's face in and Lucy got her rent. It was a win-win situation, right?
"Why not, Luce?"
"Because then you don't get any of the reward!"
Natsu blinked once. Then twice. Then once more, before smiling broadly.
"Sure I do, Luce!"
"Huh?"
Natsu smiled broadly before announcing, loud enough for everyone in the guild to hear,
"If you're happy, that's more than enough of a reward for me!"
Lucy was shocked beyond words. Here was Natsu, dumb, childish Natsu, spouting such heartfelt words that she wanted to melt into his arms. She had the right mind to pull at his hair to find out if he was an impostor wearing a mask! Unable to express how happy his simple statement had made her feel, Lucy simply stepped forwards and wrapped her arms around his torso. The salmon-haired boy was surprised by her suddenness and was about to ask what was wrong until the blonde spoke into his chiseled chest.
"Thank you. You're the best boyfriend I could've wished for. We'll set out tomorrow afternoon"
Grinning, Natsu returned the gesture, resting his head on hers whilst hugging her tightly.
"Yep, that's me- the best boyfriend around with the best girlfriend in town. I must be the luckiest man alive."
As the pair, one's face pink enough to rival the other's hair, shared their moment, they were unaware of the hush that had descended upon the guild, as every pair of eyes in the room was focused on them. Sadly, the rare peacefulness was broken by none other than Gray Fullbuster.
"OI! HELLOOOO? CAN YOU TWO STILL HEAR US?"
Immediately, the couple snapped back to reality and realised that their 'little exchange' had been witnessed by the entire guild. Lucy turned a shade of red that would rival that of a strawberry and even Natsu had a slight dusting of pink on his cheeks. Said boy rolled up imaginary sleeves and turned towards the cackling ice mage.
"You wanna go?"
"Bring it, flame brain!"
Immediately the two flew at each other, punching through tables, kicking holes in the walls and burning the ceiling- basically wrecking havoc to the guild. After watching their little scuffle for a while, the rest of the guild decided that they wanted a piece of the action.
"OH YEAH! GUILD FIGHT!"
Screamed an unknown member, before the room erupted into utter chaos. Punches were thrown, people were sent flying and a couple of beer barrels were kicked- of course, the unlucky sods who had that bright idea were beaten senseless by Cana. Random comments were heard over the din of battle, the person they came from easily recognisable by the content.
"A MAN ALWAYS FIGHTS WITH HIS FISTS!"
"I WAS DRINKING THAT, MACAO YOU IDIOT!"
"OI, WAKABA, YOU'RE TOO OLD TO FIGHT ANYMORE!"
"YOU'RE GOING DOWN, ICE PANSY!"
"SAYS YOU, FLAMES FOR BRAINS!"
"GE-HEE, IMMA EAT ALL THE METAL IN THIS DOGHOUSE!"
"MY GUILD IS NOT A DOGHOUSE!"
"JEEZ, I'M SORRY MASTER, BUT DON'T SQUISH ME LIKE THAT! THE HELL?"
"OI, MASTER, DON'T STAND ON ME, I'M RIGHT BENEATH YOU! I WILL FREEZE YOUR GODDAMNED FOOT, I SWEAR!"
"JUVIA WILL PROTECT GRAY-SAMA!"
"SAVE ME, MIRAAAAA-NEEEEE!"
This last scream was contributed by a now cowering Lisanna, who had jumped behind the bar for protection. As usual, Lucy sighes and watched the brawl progress- that is, until someone had the bright idea of throwing a wine bottle at her newly-bought blouse. It just so happened that it still contained wine.
"YOU IDIOTS! THIS COST ME 50,000 JEWELS! OH BOY, YOUR IN FOR IT NOW!"
That was all she said before jumping into the rising cloud of dust brandishing her Fleuve d'etoiles. Occasionally, screams could be heard followed by an evil cackle as the blonde whipped her guild mates.
"TAKE THAT, YOU BUFFOON!"
"SPARE ME, LUCY SAM- OOOOOWWWW!"
"WOOO! YOU GO GIRL! SMOKING HOT! THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND!"
"NATSUUUUUUU!"
"Ara ara."
Giggled Mira as she continued to polish the glasses whilst occasionally dodging the odd flying missile.
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"Aaah, I'm so tired!"
Lucy was now at home, refreshed after her recent bath ans snuggled into her sofa reading. After the war had calmed down in the guild, the blonde had been exhausted so she headed home. The time was now ten 'o' clock, and she decided to retire for the night. Shutting her book and leaving it on her desk, she shuffled towards her bed and collapsed onto it. Snuggling under the warm layers of duvet, the girl sighed and settled in for some well earned sleep. it was about 15 minutes later when she felt a warm arm snake around her waist and a hot body press into her back, nose snuggling into her hair. She froze, wondering who the attacker was, until she saw a tuft of pink out of the corner of her eye.
"Natsu! What are you doing here?"
The boy snuggled closer to her before answering.
"Aren't I welcome at my own girlfriend's house?"
"Natsuuuu~!"
"What?"
"Don't say it like that, it's embarrassing!"
"I only speak the truth. Besides, there's nothing to be embarrassed about! We both love each other, so everything's good, right?"
"R-right... but Natsu, now that we're a couple, you really can't sleep with me."
Natsu pouted at Lucy's revelation. Why not? If they were a couple, that meant that it was more normal for them to sleep together than if they weren't. So then what was Lucy's point. Having effectively confused himself, he turned to the blonde for answers.
"Why not?"
"Because people will get the wrong idea!"
"I don't get it. Explain, and turn around, it's weird talking to your hair!"
"N-NO!"
"Ehhhh? Why not?"
"It-It's too embarrassing!"
"Well..."
The pink haired boy suddenly smirked.
"...In that case, I'll just do... THIS!"
Natsu grabbed hold of Lucy and pinned her to the mattress, resulting in a protesting squeak from said blonde. He then jumped over her flat body so that Lucy was in the same position as before, except that he had swapped sides and was now facing her.
"KYAAAAAA!"
"Hahahhaha, got ya, Luce!"
"N-N-Natsuuuu!"
"Yep? No need to shout, I'm right here, sheesh! And answer my question!"
"N-no! Go ask Erza or something... on second thoughts, that might not be the best idea..."
Lucy trailed off as they both shivered, imagining Erza's reaction if Natsu ever asked about why he shouldn't sleep with her.
"Hey Luce, you're not really embarrassed, right? I mean, I'm your boyfriend now, so there's nothing to be embarrassed or shy about!"
Lucy didn't respond, rather she gave off a forlorn wail and buried her face in her pillow as best she could, attempting to hide her red cheeks from the boy. Natsu, seeing that she was serious about being embarrassed, softened and looked at her fondly. Taking hold of her hand and entwining their fingers, he whispered in the blushing blonde's ear.
"Hey, Luce, it's okay, weirdo! There's absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about- we used to do this before we were a couple, remember?"
"I-I know... but for some reason, I feel all weird when we do it now...s-sorry, Natsu..."
The pink-haired mage blinked. Why was she apologising?
"It's okay Luce, don't be sad, I-I hate it when you're upset. Hey, if it's that bad, I'll go back to my apartment, okay? Just don't worry, silly."
Natsu quickly kissed the shocked girl's forehead and made to get up. However, just as he put his foot on the window sill and prepared to jump, he felt some thin, porcelain arms wrap around his torso. He was so surprised he almost fell out of the window. He looked back to see Lucy, who was previously lying on the bed, standing behind him with her face buried in his vest.
"D-don't go... I love you, and I'd give anything to be around you, so don't leave me, okay? I'm sorry if I made it seem as though I wanted you gone, it's just that I don't know how to act around you any anymore... don't leave me, Natsu..."
The dragon slayer was shocked as hell when the sudden sharp smell of tears made its way to his nose. In an instant, he had turned around and embraced the crying blonde. Holding her tightly to his chest he started to speak in a panicked tone.
"You don't need to act any different! I love you just the way you are, and I wouldn't have it any other way! A-and Luce...Don't cry, Lucy, please don't cry! I'll stay okay? Now stop it! Don't cry, and omigoshomigoshomigosh whatdoIdowhatdoIdo? UWAAAAHH!"
The blonde giggled through her tears, laughing at how hopeless her boyfriend was in the face of tears. The giggles were soon followed by a little shriek as Natsu grabbed her round her thighs and lifted her so that she was forced to wrap her legs around him and cling to his vest for dear life. The pink-haired boy chuckled at her pouting face as he carried her back to her bed. Once again, they lay down, this time facing each other in a comfortable silence, Natsu stroking Lucy's hair until she fell asleep in his arms.
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"O-oi...they've only been dating for like 2 days, should they already be doing...ya know...that? But they still have their clothes on... they must have taken precautions in case we visited! Which we did... b-but still, yesterday they hadn't even kissed..."
Lucy awoke the next morning to murmurings in her room. Still being in a half-asleep state, she disregarded them and snuggled closer to the heat that was next to her. A part of her mind wondered what it was, but frankly, she didn't give one at the moment.
"E-etou...W-we should probably leave!"
Lucy frowned at the slightly flustered voice. Couldn't they keep quiet? Sheesh! Cracking open her bleary eyes, Lucy searched for the source of the noises, her eyes eventually coming across a huddle that was Gray, Erza and Happy. Content that no one was trying to break into her apartment, she buried her face in the warmth, before freezing. What were Erza and co doing in her room? Lucy was about to ask them what was wrong before she noticed the weight on her shoulders. Wait, what? What was on her shoulders? Suddenly feeling wide awake, Lucy's eyes flew open, resulting in her having to bite down on her lip to prevent a scream at what she saw.
Natsu.
Or more precisely, his chest. Apparently, sometime during the night the pair had ended up in a rather awkward position. Lucy, her knees tucked into her chest, was snuggled into the fire mage's chest, her arms wrapped around his waist. Said boy had his arms draped around her shoulders in a tight hug, his head resting upon hers. 'Waaaaaahhh! What, how, when? Boy, if anyone saw us they would get the wrong idea..i-if anyone SAW US? ERZA!' Upon her sudden revelation, Lucy attempted to get up off the bed, only to have Natsu's grip on her tighten. A crimson blush now staining her cheeks, the blonde was in despair 'How do I get him off me?' She thought, but luckilly, Happy answered that question for her.
"NATSU AND LUCY WERE MAKING KITTENS!"
Lucy screamed this time, though she was surprised to hear a male scream simultaneously. She wondered who it was before the hold on her shoulders was released. Looking up, she saw a now-awake Natsu blushing as well as her. When they're eyes met, the colouring intensified. Using their eyes to communicate, they both decided on one thing- they were having cat for breakfast. Both emanating an evil aura, they stared at the cowering trio (yes, under their intense glares, even the almighty Erza was afraid) and spoke in a low, hushed tone, at the same time.
"What was that, Happy?"
"Uh oh..."
"WE'LL BE LEAVING!"
Shouted Erza and Gray, running out of the room as the couple clicked their knuckles and advanced on the terrified blue exceed...
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An hour later, Natsu and Lucy, now calmed down, headed towards Fairy Tail dragging and unconscious Happy behind them, the blue cat smoking for some odd reason.
"Ne, Lucy?"
"Hmm? What's up Natsu?"
"I see why you don't want me to sleep with you now thanks to this..."
He said, pointing at Happy for emphasis, as Lucy nodded, eyes curious as to what he was getting at.
"...but, can't we sleep together anyway? Who cares about what other people say? If they go anywhere near you or hurt you, I'll beat 'em up, just you watch!"
Lucy, shocked by how blunt Natsu had been and at the care in his eyes, stood rooted to the ground. Oblivious to this, the pink-haired mage kept walking, dragging Happy along, before looking around for his girlfriend and seeing her stood far behind. Worry now reflected in his orbs, he walked back to the blonde and gently shook her.
"Hey, Luce? What's up? Luce?"
He would have began to panic because she wouldn't answer, had Lucy not wrapped her arms, once more, around his waist. He looked down at her in speculation, but he was not about to change their position. Nope- he loved being close to Lucy. However, this didn't stop him from wondering what brought on the hug, but that was soon made clear too.
"Thank you..."
"Hmm? For what Lu-?"
Was all he said before the all too familiar scent of tears assaulted his overly-sensitive nose. Horrified at how he had made the girl he loved cry twice in 24 hours, he hugged her tightly and rocked her back and forth, hoping to stop the tears. Lucy laughed through her tears at his naive actions, unable to realise that she was crying in happiness. In order to alert him of this fact, she pulled away from him and smiled at his bewildered expression. 'He's so cute...' the blonde thought as she chuckled lightly.
"Don't worry, silly! I'm happy, they're tears of happiness."
"Wha-? Oooh~! I get it now!"
Laughing at him, her tears now dry, they resumed walking to the guild, hand in hand, the pair planning on saying goodbye before setting off on their mission- oh, and drop Happy off.
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As they walked through the wooden doors to the guild, Natsu and Lucy beamed at their friends.
"Hello, minna!"
"Yo!"
The pair walked over to the bar, Mira rushing to meet them, positively gushing about how cute they looked, causing blushes to form on the couple's cheeks. As the threesome chatted over the counter, Happy, who had regained consciousness a while ago, spotted Charle talking to Wendy and flew over to her, hearts in his eyes. Lucy smiled warmly as she watched him offer a fish to the female exceed, which, for once, she excepted.
"Don't think too much of this, Happy, I'm just hungry."
The blue cat, however, was lost in a world of his own, imagining what their children would look like. Lucy rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to Natsu, only to find him staring at her face lovingly. Embarrassed at being caught in the act, the pink haired boy's cheeks flamed red as he turned his head away from the blushing girl and rubbed the back of his neck. Mirajane forgotten, she scrutinised the wide-eyed boy, Lucy once again smiled and snuck her hand back into his. Surprised, Natsu looked back at her, and this time she looked away, unable to meet his gaze. Chuckling, he moved closer to her until they were sitting shoulder to shoulder and leaned forward, whispering in her ear,
"You look cute when you blush."
Instead of her squealing as he expected, the celestial mage smirked and murmured,
"I could say the same to you."
His plan effectively backfiring, the dragon slayer flinched and blushed once more, this time darker than before, but kept his warm hand within hers.
"L-L-Lucy~!"
Said blonde giggled and playfully swung an arm around her boyfriend's shoulders, letting go of his hand in the process. Natsu didn't mind though- in fact, this position was very much preferred.
"I'm only telling the truth though~!"
The blonde sang as Natsu's confident exterior crumbled under her teases. An evil idea coming to his mind, the salmon-haired mage moved his mouth to the blonde's cheek, giving it a chaste kiss as his warm breath fanned over the blushing skin. Lucy's breath hitched and she froze as Natsu trailed his mouth up to her ear and nibbled on her earlobe, kissing her all the way. The blonde tried to flee, but the dragon slayer wasn't having it. He grabbed her around the waist with a tight, but comfortable, grip and imprisoned her hand in the warm confines of his own. As he continued his onslaught upon her ear, he began to bite her with more force, giving her odd nip, but never enough to draw blood. He'd be damned if she was hurt in any kind of way because of him, be it physical or mental.
"I was too, but I've changed my mind now..."
He muttered, as he moved down her jawline, unaware of the gawping Mirajane who was currently opening and closing her mouth so she looked like a fish, and then kissed his way back up again. Occasionally, his pink tongue would poke out of his mouth and give her small licks that sent shudders up Lucy's spine. 'Damn him...' thought the blonde as she turned into putty in the boy's hands.
"...you're not cute, you're beautiful."
Lucy squeaked and blushed so red that she almost resembled a tomato- no, scrap that, she did look like a tomato. She practically flew to the other side of the guild, trying to escape her embarrassing situation. However, there was just one problem with that plan. Lucy was still holding Natsu's hand. Because of this, all she managed to do was drag him across the guild as he watched her with an amused expression. When he decided that he'd had enough, he grabbed her around the waist and tossed her over his shoulder, carrying her back to the bar. As the blushing blonde protested, throwing feeble punches and kicks to his back and chest, Natsu simply walked back to the counter and plopped her down on a chair, seating himself next to her. The entire guild was in shock after the little incident, and for once, it was completely silent; well, for around 5 seconds anyway.
"THAT WAS SO CUUUUTEEE~!"
squealed Mirajane, fussing over the blushing couple. The other guild members, who had not been close enough to hear what Natsu and Lucy were saying, made a mental note to find out from the silverette later, before turning back to whatever it was they were doing. Natsu's previous confidence had effectively vanished, so he was blushing nearly as hard as Lucy was. Suddenly, a rather unwelcome thought popped up in his mind. 'What if she didn't like it?' he thought, tuning out Mira's ramblings. 'Maybe that's why she tried to run away... maybe she was uncomfortable with the situation...' A little shocked by his supposed revelation, Natsu studied the blonde's features for any sign of pain, but all that he saw was reddening cheeks and a cute little pout. 'Even so, I should apologise...' His mind made up, Natsu turned to face Lucy and took her hand once more. The blonde responded by her blush intensifying, if that was possible, but nevertheless faced the dragon slayer with questioning eyes.
"W-wh-what's wrong N-N-Natsu?"
She managed to say, stuttering because of embarrassment. The boy frowned in her direction when she refused to meet his gaze.
"I...swy...Lucy..."
He muttered, unused to apologising. The blonde blinked, before saying,
"Could you repeat that please, Natsu?"
"mm..rry...ucy..."
"Eh?"
"I'm sorry, Lucy!"
The boy all but shouted, surprising the celestial mage. What was he apologising for? Apparently, it wasn't worth her thought as Natsu explained himself.
"I-I'm sorry for doing... that... to you, when you obviously weren't comfortable with it. I understand if you want to break up with me right now..."
Lucy's eyes widened. What was he saying?
"...but I wanted to at least apologise before that. I hope that we can at least be friends..."
He said, before walking towards the doors dejectedly, certain that Lucy wouldn't want to be his girlfriend anymore. However, he only managed three steps through the shocked onlookers before a hand closed around his forearm and pulled him backwards, turning his around in the process. Just as soon as he was facing Lucy again, she hugged him tight, burying her head in his chest and running her hands up and down his back in a comforting manner.
"Don't ever...say anything like that again... You stupid, naive, over dramatic fool... I love you, stupid..."
Natsu felt a warm mixture of relief and love flow though his body, blossoming in his heart. After quickly hugging the blonde back, he started heading towards the guild door, shrugging his backpack over his shoulders.
"HEY LUCE! COME ON, WE'LL BE LATE FOR OUR MISSION!"
The girl's eyes widened as she stormed out of the guild, screaming like a lunatic something that sounded a bit like,
"THE MISSION~! NOOOOO~! MY RENT~~!"
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After Lucy had calmed down somewhat, he duo walked at a leisurely pace towards the train station. Natsu was actually looking happy, not normal considering that pretty soon they would be in transportation's evil clutches. Lucy, intrigued by this, asked,
"Ne, Natsu, how come you aren't the normal moaning pile of jelly like you usually are when you're heading towards transport?
Flashing his wide grin, he answered proudly,
"I got Wendy to cast Troia on me again! Aren't I clever?"
Lucy smiled and shook her head at the chuffed dragon slayer. Honest to God, sometimes he could be so cute~! Lucy then realised something, something that hadn't set in when she first saw the job request. As she thought about it, she sighed, alerting the fire mage to her depression. As they walked, Lucy began to voice her thoughts, relying on Natsu to lend an ear.
"Ne, Natsu...I don't think I should have come on this job..."
The pink-haired boy frowned. Why not? They'd already talked about the reward, so that couldn't be it...
"Eh? Why not, Luce?"
"Natsu... have you seen the request? If this guy has enough confidence to believe that he can take down mages from guilds as strong as Fairy Tail, then he must pack a punch, right? You'd have no problem with him, but I'm not strong...I'm weak. I can't fight, and I'll end up being in your way when you try to...maybe I should go back..."
Natsu stopped in his tracks as Lucy's speech trailed off. Unaware of this, she kept walking until she noticed the absence of the familiar warmth she always had at her side. Turning around, she saw Natsu with his bangs over his eyes, fists clenched and trembling. Worried about him, she began to walk back, her pace quickening with each stride. She stopped about an arm's length away from him, unsure about what to do; heck, she didn't even know what was wrong!
"Natsu? Natsu, what's wrong? Natsu?"
As her calls remained unanswered, she wondered if she should shake him a little. She quickly brushed the thought away- if it was her that was upset for some reason, she'd want to be left alone... wait a minute... Something clicked in Lucy's mind, and she decided to act upon it.
"Hey, Natsu? If you need some alone time, that's fine by me. Take your time and meet me at the station- just don't be late okay?"
She said whilst picking up Natsu's backpack and lugging it across her shoulder along with her own. As she began to walk away, she felt a comforting warmth wrap around her wrist. Surprised, she turned back to look at the dragon slayer, only to she him in exactly the same position with his arm out stretched. Dithering hopelessly, Lucy was unprepared for the sudden hug that Natsu pulled her into, letting out a short 'eeep!' of shock as she fell against his chest.
"N-Natsu?"
"Never..."
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the pink-haired mage whipped his head up from its downcast position and stared into Lucy's eyes, his orbs alive with anger, yet remaining caring. However, this anger wasn't the kind that he directed at enemies during battle. No, it was more like he was angry at him self.
"NEVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN! You ARE strong, you're not weak at all! You always fight alongside your nakama, even if it means risking your life! you've even saved me a couple of times! Like when Kain trapped me under those boulders or when I was about to fall into the crack on Grimoire Heart's ship! I NEED YOU LUCY, SO DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME!"
Lucy was stunned. Natsu's speech was much more than a simple declaration. It was a part of his heart, a part of his soul, and he's willingly offered it up to her when she was feeling down. The blonde was moved past the point of words. So instead of speaking, she wrapped her arms around him and they stood, oblivious to the world around them, having a loving moment. Eventually, the boy took her hand and the couple made their way to the train station.
Natsu and Lucy
Together
Just how it was meant to be.
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