Pairing: Nalu

Characters: Lucy Heartfilia,Natsu Dragneel, Happy, Erza Scarlet, Gray Fullbuster

Genre: Romance, Fluff

Rating: K

Summary: The Draco Stardress has the whole team's approval, though one particular compliment stands out in Lucy's mind.

Request: 'NaLu and the potential Draco Stardress for the writing meme?' (on Tumblr)

"Please Luce, pleeeeeease!"

"Yeah Lushii, come on!"

Lucy fought the urge to roll her eyes, and failed. Though she couldn't say she was entirely upset with the attention.

Her best friends had kept this up ever since their last mission, an excellent execution of a very dramatic reveal ensuring none of Team Natsu missed it. So much so that it was Lucy who finally defeated the low ranking demon all on her own, while the rest of the team recovered from their surprise.

Natsu had been particularly proud once they had.

Then again, it was her Draco Stardress after all.

And though Lucy had anticipated some level of excitement, especially from the dragon slayer, this was far more than she had bargained for.

Since the mission, which was over four days ago, he has been pestering her to don the Stardress almost as often as he asked someone around him to fight him.

Which was very often.

Even now, as they camped within a forest, en-route their next mission, Natsu and Happy had been whining for a while now, and with Gray and Erza being out patrolling, there was no one to take Lucy's side in getting them to hush up.

"Fine," she finally relented, slightly annoyed but also secretly pleased.

She pulled out the key and called forth the dress, closing her eyes as she was bathed in bright light from the Celestial Plane, and felt her Stardress materialise over her bare skin.

The light dissipated just as soon as it had come, and there stood Lucy, a vision in gold.

She had on dark armour, covered in golden chainmail, together making up a fitting bodice and a modest skirt. Her arms were decorated with scale like protective jewellery, that ended at removable razor sharp claws that sat on her fingers, while boots of similar scaly design protected her shin, calves and feet.

Over her head was a band, that pulled back her bangs and were shaped like small wings behind each ear, while the rest of Lucy's blond hair was pulled into a beat braid that spilled over a shoulder, held together by a dragon shaped band at the end.

Personally, she adored the celestial-warrior look, as well as the raw power she could feel her dragon spirit lending to her.

It was a shame she couldn't eat or roar starlight like regular dragon-magic users, though.

Once ready, she struck a pose, and was then suddenly at a loss of what to do. It being the end of a very long day meant demonstrations were out of question, so…

"What now, Natsu?" she asked, turning to the dragon slayer.

Who seemed to be in a daze, and had a very peculiar expression on.

Now Lucy was used to lingering stares of all kinds, some so lewd they seemed to disrobe her with every passing second - an occupational hazard with her beauty and taste in fashion.

But the way his eyes were currently roving over her form sent a chill down her spine that had her wanting him to not stop. His eyes were darker than usual with a myriad of intense emotions, and what little of it Lucy could identify were enough to have her breathing stuttering to a halt.

Pride.

Awe.

He was looking at her like she was a force to be reckoned with, but that was definitely not all.

He was looking at her like she was -

"Beautiful," he breathed; not noticing having spoken.

"W-what?" Lucy choked out, turning a lovely rose.

This time Natsu was deliberate. "You look beautiful, Luce!" he grinned happily at her.

It was Lucy's turn to have her lips sealed shut. Natsu had never complimented her over something she wore. He didn't seem to ever notice and that had never bothered her, but this…

"Thanks Natsu," she smiled shyly, surprised by how abashed she was feeling.

…she definitely wanted happening more.

Predictably Happy was already sniggering behind his paws, "You guys - "

"Oh Lucy," came Erza's excited voice mercifully cutting off Happy's incoming taunt. "I see you finally gave in to their requests. If you don't mind, may I inspect your armour?"

"Um, o-okay," Lucy acquiesced, though the red-head had already begun her 360° visual sweep of her attire, every now again murmuring something along the lines of good design or excellent quality.

"That really does look good on you, Lucy," complimented Gray nowhere near in the kind of tearing hurry the Titania had been to reach her. "All fierce and badass, like some Dragon Queen or something."

Lucy turned a darker pink, and was about to thank Gray when she was interrupted by a loud harrumph.

"Tch, she's no Dragon Queen," Natsu commented offhandedly.

Lucy was surprised to find herself feeling genuinely hurt, the intensity of it wiping off any colour that remained on her face.

"And what was THAT supposed to mean, Natsu?" demanded a rather pissed-sounding Erza, angry on Lucy's behalf.

"I'm just sayin'," Natsu continued in the same laid back tone, not seeming to have registered the threat in Erza's tone. "She's no Dragon Queen. She's a dragon princess."

"A princess?" wondered Lucy out loud, not sure what to make of that statement.

"Yeah," said Natsu, "Igneel is the King of Dragons and I'm his son, so that makes me a prince. So you're a princess."

"Pfft," scoffed Gray while Lucy only blinked, her cheeks seeming to have rediscovered their blush, "what's that got to do with anything?"

"Of course it does!" Natsu argued, put off by Gray's comment. "Every prince has one, even I know that. Lucy's my partner, so that makes her my princess!"

"That makes no sense!" yelled Gray.

"Yeah? Well your face makes no sense either!" retorted Natsu.

In the meanwhile, Lucy had turned beet red, Erza turning a bright pink herself, while Happy simply sniggered. The two boys' argument soon grew into a full-fledged fist fight.

Which soon was stopped.

Erza style.

And before they knew it, dinner was done and they had all tucked into their respective sleeping bags.

Lucy, however, was very much in deep thought.

Finally after a bit of pondering, she carefully glanced over her shoulder, at the dragon slayer sprawled across his travel futon, most of his self now on the ground, snoring loudly.

Lucy stifled a giggle at the sight, lest she woke someone up, and turned back around, getting comfy and welcoming the sleepiness that now made itself known to her.

In time, she fell asleep with a smile, a final thought putting it there.

She didn't really mind being his dragon princess.

Question: Nalu Fluff or angst next time?

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