The Girl Next Door
notes: hello all! yes i AM still alive, tyvm, just riding the miraculous ladybug train. i'm still just as much in love with nalu as ever though so don't worry! this one is short, sorry, but there wasn't much else to say...still enjoy! next chapter should be out before the end of the week - i'm very inspired to write that one and i think you'll all enjoy it immensely, hahahaha ;) look forward to it!
vi. sniffing her
Natsu was dying. He was dying slowly, cruelly, and painfully. He wasn't even hungry (or maybe he was, but his overwhelming exhaustion was all he could think about).
He hadn't slept in three days. Not a wink. Every time he'd tried to catnap, someone would barge in and give him more work to do. Granted, he'd been too stressed out to really sleep anyway. Thank god they'd finally closed that case. They'd finally caught the drug dealer, but now that the adrenaline of the chase and excitement of the arrest had worn off, Natsu was practically dead on his feet.
Natsu loved his job, he really did. Being a cop was everything he'd ever wanted and more, but at times like this, he hated everything, especially his job.
He just wanted to sleep.
He walked home in a zombie daze, muscle memory moving his body (probably pretty dangerous; kids, don't try this at home!). He didn't remember getting home at all, just remembered knocking on a door and falling through as soon as it opened.
"Natsu!? Are you okay?" Lucy's voice was close but muffled, like maybe it was buried in his hair or something. But why would her face be in his hair? How weird.
He felt his body being dragged and finally dropped onto soft cushions. He sighed happily and snuggled in, already half-asleep.
"Natsu? What's going on? Are you hurt?" Soft hands fluttered over him and he groaned.
"Mm. Jus' tired. Wan' sleep," he mumbled. A hand settled in his hair and ran through it soothingly. He grew even more sleepy.
"Okay," she whispered. "Go to sleep."
A blanket was pulled over him and Lucy got up to leave him alone, but he caught her hand and gently tugged her down onto him.
"Stay," he breathed, arms slowly worming their way around her body and holding her to his chest. She stiffened and his arms tightened even more. "Please."
After a moment, she relaxed into him and laid her head in the crook of his neck, shifting until her curves rested against him comfortably. "Okay, Natsu. I'll be here."
A sleepy smile pulled at his lips and he turned his head into her hair, breathing in deeply. Vanilla filled his nostrils and washed over him along with another wave of exhaustion, and he finally allowed himself to be pulled under.
She smells good, he thought, and then he was asleep.
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