Characters: Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel, Nashi

Genre: Family, fluff

Rating: K

Summary: Where Lucy doesn't mind her expensive make-up being ruined

Request: 'For a good prompt take 200kg of pure cuteness, 70 L of star and fire, and one whole little Nashi being cute with her father and mother.'

Notes: This request was more creative than the drabble, methinks.

Lucy stepped inside her home, beyond tired after the day long preparations for Erza's upcoming baby shower.

'You'd think it'd be easier the second time around,' she groaned internally.

She could hear her husband in the kitchen - presumably doing the dishes - and called out a greeting to him before making a beeline towards the bedroom, ready to plonk onto its softness and escape consciousness even if only for a few blissful minutes.

She began shucking her coat and shoes off while walking, not wanting to spare a moment before lying down and feeling her back do the thing it did each time she rested after a long day.

Walking into the room however, Lucy froze, gawking at the sight before her.

Her daughter, a big girl of one whole year, was standing on the stool in front of the dresser, leaning onto it and avidly observing her reflection.

And quite a reflection it was too.

Sensing her mother, li'l Nashi turned and beamed at her, her face covered with cherry red lipstick marks that ran all over her lips, nose, chin and both cheeks.

"Ma!" she called happily.

Lucy simply stared for a moment, before giggling at the extremely cute picture her daughter painted. She scooped her up into her arms, twirling her around and peppering her neck with little kisses, relishing the gurgling sounds of happiness she made.

"Quite the make up artist you turned out to be," she grinned at her finally, pausing to inspect her face once more.

Nashi blew a happy, drooly raspberry in response.

"Don't I get to dance too?" came her husband's voice.

Lucy turned to find the love of her life leaning onto the doorway dressed in a tee and shorts, smiling contently at what he was seeing.

With lipstick smeared all over his face as well.

"Natsu!" Lucy tried reprimanding, "How did it reach your face?"

He simply shrugged, walking towards his girls. "Nashi decided I would look even cooler with make up."

"And so you let her ruin my favourite one?"

Natsu simply grinned, knowing it didn't really bother her.

And, much to Lucy's chagrin, he was right. She couldn't help but find the two too adorable to be mad at.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Natsu began leaning closer to her. Instinctively, Lucy puckered up for the kiss…

…only to feel Natsu rubbing his cheek onto hers.

"What're you doing?" Lucy laughed, feeling Natsu's arm wrap securely around her and their baby.

"You were left out," he stated simply.

Lucy stiffened, before pulling away and running to the mirror, groaning at the alarming red smudges her right cheek now displayed.

Nashi seemed to agree with her father, because she promptly began to paint Lucy's left one with the lipstick she hadn't yet let go off.

And as much as Lucy knew she should technically be protesting just then, she found that didn't even want to.

All she felt instead was the loving warmth only these two could give her.

"Natsu?"

"Mmm?"

"Get the camrima."

The rest of the day was spent in a photoshoot of the self-made-up Nashi, that soon descended into a chaotic family selfie session.

Her expensive lipstick may have been ruined, but she knew that the memories they made that day were priceless - ones would last them their entire lifetimes.

Years later, those photos still decorated the walls of the Heartfilia residence, right beside a newer set with four haphazardly painted, grinning faces.

Even if only three were visible, Natsu and both his daughters were certain Lucy was there, smiling along with her family in every single one.

Heehee.

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