Thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed/favorited/followed! It means so much to me! I also found out that I couldn't not write more for this, so... yeah. This chapter was born.

Also, I like to think that Natsu is more hot-headed than what is canonically shown.

Enjoy!

Lucy smiled as she watched the usual antics happening around the guild. It still amazed her that she was living her dream. She used to read Sorcerer's Weekly and imagine how lucky people are to be in the Fairy Tail guild, always wishing, but never actually believing that she would be a part of it. And now here she was.

She wouldn't change anything.

"Everything okay, Lucy?" Erza asked, taking the blonde from her thoughts.

"Yeah, sorry. Just thinking," she said with a soft laugh.

"Must be something important. I've been trying to talk to you for the past five minutes," Levy said.

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

"Don't worry about it," the petite blunette said, waving her hand dismissively with a warm smile. "I was just wondering if you got any further on any of your writings."

"I have, actually! Well, not much, but still a couple chapters. I'll be sure to get them to you after I proofread them a bit more," she said, and Levy almost squealed with excitement. Lucy smiled at Wendy as she began walking by, but the young dragon slayer stopped in her tracks, her brows drawn together.

"Wow…" she said, blinking as if she were trying to understand something.

"Is something wrong?" Lucy asked. The girl looked around.

"Is Natsu not here?"

"Juvia thinks he and Happy left to go fishing a couple of hours ago," Juvia said.

"Do you need him for anything?" Erza asked, but Wendy shook her head.

"No, I just got hit with a really strong scent of him. I don't think it's ever been this strong," she said, not noting how Lucy's eyes suddenly widened and she tried to hide her expression by beginning to chug whatever was in the mug in front of her. "Oh, it's you, Lucy! Wow, why do you smell so stro-"

"Wendy?" Erza asked as the young girl suddenly stopped speaking, her eyes growing wide and her face turning bright red.

"Uh… Oh! Someone's calling for me, gotta go!" she lied and hurried out of the guild hall.

"Wow, what was that about?" Levy asked.

"I'm not sure," Erza said, just as perplexed.

"Um… Lucy? Are you okay?" The other two women turned towards Juvia and Lucy, the latter chugging down another drink that belonged to one of her friends. Erza's concerned expression melted away and changed into one of more amusement.

"She knows something we don't. Why was Wendy freaking out about you smelling like Natsu?" The redhead clearly had an idea as to why, but she wanted to torture the blonde into saying it.

"Lucy? Why are you so red all of the sudden?" Levy asked, concern growing for her friend. Cana, who was sitting cross-legged on top of the table that the other women sat at, lowered her keg and wiped her mouth with her arm.

"Isn't it obvious? She and Natsu totally banged," she said casually, making Lucy spit out her drink, choking on what when down her throat. Juvia went wide eyed, but patted her friend's back to help her.

"What?!" Levy shrieked. Cana just laughed, leaning on the barrel.

"So spill, blondie, how was it? I noticed you were limping a bit. Was he a total dragon in bed?"

"Cana!" Levy shouted, "That's not true!"

"I wouldn't be too sure about that, Levy," Erza said with a smirk, eyeing Lucy, who was staring down at her hands, her face still redder than a the S-class mage's hair. The celestial wizard groaned, burying her face in her hands.

"So much for keeping it a secret," she muttered, her words muffled by her hands.

"Lucy! I can't believe you and Natsu-!" Lucy's hand clapped over her close friend's mouth, effectively shutting her up.

"Shhh! Don't tell the whole guild!" Lucy hissed.

"You and Natsu…?" Juvia got a distant look in her eyes, her cheeks flushing, and the others just knew her imagination was working its magic.

"How did it happen?" Levy asked once Lucy removed her hand. The blonde sighed and looked down.

"Honestly? I don't know how it happened. We went out for that job request, and when we got back, Natsu was yelling at me for getting hurt on the job. Like, really yelling at me. I mean, I've seen him mad during fights, but he's never directed anger towards me. I got pissed at him for yelling at me and what he was saying."

"Ohhh," Cana purred, a dreamy look in her eyes, "it was that kind of sex. Damn, tell us about it! Rough, angry sex with a dragon?" Lucy rolled her eyes.

"He's not a dragon; he's a dragon slayer."

"Not to mention a pussy slayer."

"Cana!" Erza shouted with a laugh she tried to conceal, but failed.

"Wait… So all you had to do was take a dangerous job request and you got to sleep with Natsu?" Juvia asked, the gears in her mind turning. She stood abruptly. "Juvia will be right back!"

"Wait, Juvia!" Lucy called, but the blunette paid her no mind as she hurried to the request board, skimmed the job listings, then grabbed one and brought it to Mira to tell her she was taking it. Before the woman could say anything, Juvia was already rushing out of the guild hall.

"I hope she knows that Natsu was actually with me on that mission, right…? Oh, gods, she better not get herself killed," Lucy worried. The women watched the doors to the guild hall, then all turned back to one each other.

"Seriously, though, it's been ages since I had good sex like that. Tell me about it. What was he like? I mean, it's Natsu, for crying out loud. He's pretty much a ten year old," the brunette said.

"Honestly, that's what surprised me most the next day once I wrapped my head around everything that happened. He acts like a child, but in that moment, he was definitely someone else. It makes me wonder what sort of personality he keeps from everyone…"

"So, uh… how was he?" Levy asked timidly, surprising Lucy, but she responded.

"It was… amazing. I don't know, it was all so fast, and we were both so angry at each other. But that anger was so hot… Everything just burst between us and we couldn't keep our hands off each other. We couldn't slow down. We couldn't stop." Her eyes had closed and she was replaying scenes of that night in her head, feeling phantom fingertips pressing into the bruised areas on her body caused by Natsu's hands. She could feel everything.

"Earth to Lucy!" Cana called out. The blonde snapped out of her thoughts, her face flaming again.

"S-sorry…"

"That good, huh? Damn, I'm jealous. I mean, not that I would exactly want sex with Natsu, but just that kind of sex? Ugh, yes, please!" Cana said, picking up her keg again.

"So what are you guys, then?" Levy asked.

"I don't know… We didn't really talk after it. We were still trying to figure out what happened. He ended up sleeping over, and when we woke up, he just said he had to go since Happy was looking for him outside of my apartment. He got dressed, and left. I mean, it wasn't anything too awkward or unsettling. Just something that had to happen to avoid letting Happy find out what happened."

"So you haven't spoken to each other since?"

"No. I mean, it's not something I'm really looking forward to, either. I'm kinda hoping it just gets forgotten. I don't want to deal with the confrontation."

"You mean you want to forget about what may have been the hottest sex in your entire life?" Cana asked.

"Natsu and I have a great friendship. Yeah, I find him attractive, and even more so now, but I'm fine with remaining just friends. I don't want to risk losing him over something like this."

"But you could gain so much more!" Levy encouraged.

"That's pretty unlikely. I don't have much confidence in this sort of situation."

"It's all right, Lucy, you don't have to know everything right now. You go with what you want, nobody will pressure you into talking about it, or ignoring it. None of us will tell anyone, either," Erza said with a warm smile.

"Thank you. I just think Natsu and I need time to figure everything out ourselves before we talk to each other," she said. "Well, I'm gonna go home and take about fifteen more showers. A whole day and apparently Natsu's scent is still on me. I should try to get it off to avoid scarring Wendy any further."

Lucy stood to leave, making her way to the front of the guild, when she heard someone shout.

"Are you kidding me?! That idiot!" The man the voice belonged to nearly barreled her over as he ran past her and out of the guild hall. Lucy blinked wildly, her mind registering the image of Gray's disappearing form in the distance. She couldn't help but laugh. Mira must have told him about the job Juvia had taken not long before.

"Natsu? Natsu! Are you in there?" Lucy groaned at the high pitched voice, pulling her comforter over her head in attempt to drown out the sound. She felt the bed shift behind her and her eyes snapped open. Someone was in her bed?!

Oh.

Oh.

Lucy swallowed thickly, laying completely still in hopes of not gaining any unwanted attention from the man who was in her bed.

Oh my god, I had sex.

Angry sex. Rough sex.

With Natsu.

"Fucking cat," she heard murmured right behind her ear, making her go rigid. He was so close, she could feel the heat radiating off of his body, his breath on the back of her neck. She then felt him stop moving completely, and could only assume that he just remembered the situation, as well. She felt the bed shift further as he sat up, and Lucy slowly moved to do the same, holding the blanket over her chest. She refused to look at him directly, but saw from the corner of her eye his body in the glow of the morning sun, all muscle and man. He ran a hand through his hair and the simple action itself nearly made Lucy melt.

"Natsu?" Happy called again, his voice right outside the window. Luckily, the exceed couldn't see through the thin curtains.

"Shit… Uh…" she saw him turn to look at her, and she did the same, but he wouldn't meet her eyes, his face flushed as he swallowed thickly. "Um… Morning?"

"Morning," Lucy muttered in response.

Silence stretched between them before a shadowy movement from outside the window reminded them of why they were awake.

"I, uh… Should probably get going," Natsu said, eyes scanning the room, most likely looking for his clothes so that he wouldn't have to take the time to search for them after getting up. Lucy only nodded, pulling her legs in close to her body to allow Natsu to leave the bed with ease, having been lying on the side that was against the window. He crawled awkwardly over her and quickly pulled on his pants and scarf, holding his waistcoat and sandals in his hands. He was standing silently in the center of her room, and Lucy finally turned to look at him.

"Hey, uh…" He was clearly struggling with words to say. "I'm s-"

"No, don't… don't apologize. It's okay. For what happened, and you leaving. Don't worry about it," she said, offering him a small smile, albeit slightly forced. Natsu walked to her, reaching his empty hand out and placing it on her cheek. She subconsciously leaned into his touch, eyes finally meeting his own.

"I'll talk to you soon, okay?" he said, as if assuring her that they would talk again and that he wouldn't let what happened ruin what they had. Of course, it was easy to say that now. Give everything time to set in, and his mind might change. For now, though, Lucy would take this. It was hope. She smiled softly and nodded. He gave her a smile of his own before climbing over her again and throwing open the window, though not enough to expose Lucy's form to Happy.

"Hey, buddy!" she heard him say in his usual cheery voice. "Where've ya been all night?"

Lucy listened as their voices grew distant before finally disappearing altogether. She sighed, lying back down and clutching the comforter tightly around her body. She wasn't sure what was to come, or even what to think.

Maybe if she just ignored it, and he did, too, it would be like nothing happened.

Lucy scoffed at her thoughts about the other morning as she turned a corner of Magnolia, walking to the outskirts of the city without any idea of where she was really going.

Natsu's demeanor had completely changed when he greeted Happy. He was so good at masking what happened. As she told the other girls, she wondered how much she didn't know about Natsu, if he was able to conceal things so well.

Sighing, Lucy shook her head in attempt to clear it. Almost two weeks and she still didn't know what she wanted from Natsu. She hadn't spoken to him since that morning, and she was beginning to wonder if Natsu even wanted anything to do with her anymore. She desperately hoped that wasn't the case. It had only been two weeks. They just need more time. It was a pretty big thing that happened between them. It would take time to settle.

"God-fucking-dammit!" roared a voice, making Lucy jump. Before even realizing what she was doing, she found herself running through the nearby woods towards the voice, her instinct to help taking over.

Of course, when she found herself at Natsu's home, she almost wished it hadn't. She wasn't ready to face him yet.

She took in the scene, realizing that the fuming dragon slayer hadn't seen her yet, and noticed that the front area of the property was littered with furniture - a bed, a couch, dressers, tables, chairs, you name it, it was there. Why were all of his things out on his lawn? It had rained the night before and the skies were still looking pretty dark, as though rain would begin to fall any second now.

"That's it! I'm gonna kill him! I'm gonna fucking kill him! Pranks are fun and all, but this is just a total dick move!" Natsu shouted, pacing around his yard, fists in his hair.

"Calm down, Natsu!" Happy shouted. "I'm sure Gray didn't know it was going to rain. Probably an honest mistake."

"Honest mistake my ass! That ice prick totally planned this!" Flames were burning from his hands as he removed them from his hair and continued his pacing. He then stopped, his brows furrowed. It didn't take long for Lucy to realize he picked up her scent and immediately turned to see her among the trees.

Shit.

"Uh, hey, Natsu… What happened?" she asked, feeling entirely out of place. The shock on his face melted away and he looked back to the mess on his lawn, his anger returning.

"Gray fucking happened, that's what," Natsu seethed, "and I'm not letting him get away with it. Happy, go find him and tell him he'd better get a running start, because once I find him, I'm not letting up."

"Aye, sir!" the exceed shouted before flying off to find the ice mage. Lucy bit her lip, refraining from telling him that fighting it out probably isn't the best answer, but by the look in Natsu's eyes, she decided that arguing with him on the matter wasn't a wise idea, either.

"It looks like it might start raining again soon," Lucy said quietly.

"Of course. Just my luck," Natsu growled. Lucy swallowed, then squared her shoulders and tried to build up her confidence.

"Here, I'll help you get this stuff back inside before that happens," she said, moving to one of the dining chairs near where Natsu stood.

"Don't bother. I got it," Natsu grumbled, beginning to drag a dresser towards the door of his house.

"I'm here now, so I might as well help." Natsu only scoffed and Lucy glared over at him. "What's your deal? I'm just trying to help you out, but you're just being an ass to me!"

"So now you're interested in talking," Natsu muttered almost incoherently.

"Excuse me?" Lucy nearly shouted.

"You heard me! Two weeks and all of the sudden you show up acting like nothing happened!"

"Don't act like you haven't done the same thing! Hell, you've barely shown your face around the guild hall, and I'm pretty sure it's because you think I'm going to be there."

"Oh, don't flatter yourself," Natsu spat, rolling his eyes.

"I'm not flattering myself! You have put in just as little effort in trying to talk with each other as I have! Don't play victim, you jerk!" Lucy yelled, jabbing her finger at his chest. Natsu growled and swat her hand away. Lucy narrowed her eyes and shoved at his chest with her hands. "Don't touch me!"

"Funny, that's not what you said two weeks ago," Natsu snarled. Lucy's eyes widened furiously.

"How dare you!"

"What? You wanted to talk about it, so let's talk about it!" Natsu yelled.

"I will not discuss it with you right now when you're being such an asshole!"

"Make up your fucking mind, then!"

"Fuck you!" Lucy screamed, placing her hands on his chest again and shoving him hard. He stumbled back, tripping over some of his things before his back fell against his front door, Lucy pressing him further into it as she crashed her lips to his fervently. Natsu was quick to fist a hand in her hair at the back of her head, his other hand grabbing at her ass to pull her closer against him.

Lucy reached behind him and fumbled for the doorknob, turning it once it was in her grasp. Their weight against the door forced it open the rest of the way, but before Natsu could fall onto his back on the hardwood floor, he turned them so that he would land on top of Lucy, but also shielding Lucy from any pain the fall may have caused.

No sooner had they landed than his mouth was on her neck, tongue licking, teeth biting, lips sucking. She gasped beneath him, a hand going into his hair to tug at it. He growled and moved further south, his sharp canine dragging along her skin and her mind began racing with memories of two weeks ago when he did the same thing.

"Natsu," she breathed, rolling her hips up against his. She heard a low chuckle come from the dragon slayer as he gripped her hips, then raised his head from where he had buried them in her cleavage, eyes boring into hers with such intensity. He said nothing as he suddenly got up on his knees, and Lucy wondered if he suddenly became the more rational of the two and would put a stop to this.

Her wonders quickly dissipated when he seamlessly flipped her over on the floor, then raised her hips upwards. Lucy barely had time to comprehend the new position when she felt his hands flip her skirt up, then tease at the thin fabric of her panties.

"Fuck, you got wet so quickly," he growled, his finger tracing the dark spot that covered her core. She mewled, trying to rub herself against his hand, but he moved away, then gripped her panties in his fist and tore them away from her body in one swift movement.

"Oh, gods," Lucy moaned, dropping her head into her arms that rest on the floor. Natsu's hand then stroked her ass, pulling away long enough for the blonde to question whether he would leave now, but instead, his hand came down with a loud smack, jolting Lucy's body as she let out a loud cry, her back arching.

"Good girl," he purred quietly, reaching a hand between her thighs to stroke her dripping cunt and sinking a finger into her heat. She rolled her hips, whimpering and moaning and whispering for more.

And more he gave.

He pressed a second finger into her, but was then quick to add a third, thrusting them in and out of her quickly as his other hand pulled his pants down his hips enough to release his aching cock before pressing that hand onto her shoulder blades, keeping her upper body pressed against the floor. He pulled his fingers out of her, bringing them to his face and inhaling deeply. Lucy looked over her shoulder at him and the sight of him dragging his tongue along his fingers, lapping up her juices, sent desire shooting to her core. He grinned at her, bringing back that devilish look he had two weeks ago.

"Natsu… fuck me," she breathed, raising her ass further into the air.

"Oh, I plan to," he replied before suddenly thrusting into her. The angle differed from the last time, and he seemed to go deeper into her, making them both let out cries of pleasure as he began thrusting hard into her, his hips snapping against her. The lack of furniture and decoration in the house seemed to amplify all of the noises they made, the sounds echoing as they bounced off the bare walls.

"Yes..! Harder!" Lucy cried out, and Natsu was not one to disappoint, slamming harder into her. His hand on her back moved up, fisting into her hair and tugging it back, making her look at him. Her eyes held a fiery lust, no doubt mirroring his own, and he growled at the intensity of it. Lucy's mouth fell open, purposefully giving him the most wanton look he had ever seen before and fueling his desire. If she wanted to play like that, he would certainly comply. He grinned darkly at her before shoving his thumb into her mouth.

"Suck," he commanded, and she did with a deep moan, her tongue wrapping around his digit. When he pulled it out, he used that hand to deliver another smack to her ass before he pressed his thumb against her ass, making her gasp and clench down around him. "Ah, ah, sweetheart… It'd be better for you if you'd just relax."

"N-Natsu," she whimpered, but did as he said, willing her muscles to relax as his thumb slowly pressed into her. Lucy's head jerked forward, falling down into her arms again as she let out a guttural groan, squeezing around him again. The sensation seemed to do her in, and she screamed, arching her back and pressing her hips back against him as she came violently around him.

"There ya go, let it out, Luce," he grunted, delivering several harder thrusts before he found himself unable to hold back any longer and came with a cry of his own, his hand in her hair tugging harshly before he stiffened, remained still, and slowly pulled his thumb and cock from her. He fell to his stomach beside her, face buried in his arms as he fought to catch his breath.

"What are we doing?" Lucy breathed after a long stretch of silence.

"I have no idea… but whatever it is, it's hot as hell." Lucy tried to stifle a laugh because, yes, it was true, but she didn't want to suffer through more weeks of silence from her friend.

"We can't keep doing this. It's only happened twice, but that's two times too many."

"Right. I agree," Natsu replied, his voice muffled.

"But…"

"Oh, thank the gods!"

"Shut up, I just… Yeah, it feels so amazing, but these past two weeks were absolute hell," Lucy said, fighting the urge to look at him. He was the first to do so, though - turning his head to rest his cheek against his folded arms. She gave in and did the same, looking into his eyes.

"I don't know how we're supposed to talk about this. That's why I never came to you."

"That's exactly my reason. I mean… What are we supposed to say? 'Nice fuck, don't you agree?' That's hardly helpful…" Natsu began laughing at her words and she felt the atmosphere lighten.

"Look, let's just… try to ignore what happened? I mean, I don't want to, but until we're ready to really face what happened…"

"I know," Lucy said when he trailed off. "I agree. But we have a problem."

"Uh oh."

"Wendy caught your scent on me and some of the girls found out what happened between us," Lucy said, averting her gaze. Natsu was silent as he tried to think of what to say.

"Well, I guess just… we shower the best we can and get our scents off each other, then act like nothing happened. Let the girls think it was a one-time-thing for now."

"Yeah, that could work," Lucy said thoughtfully with a nod.

"But… what about us?" he asked, and she looked at him again.

"We go back to normal. It won't be easy, but I think we can do it. Let's just… try not to get mad at each other. Especially in public." Natsu laughed again and nodded.

"Sounds good. I don't think the guild will take too kindly to me bending you over the bar and fucking your brains out over one little argument." His words sent heat coursing through her veins again, but she tried hard to get the images out of her head. Lucy sat up, straightening her skirt as Natsu adjusted his pants to cover himself again. They remained sitting on the floor for a while, until they could hear the soft patter of rain against the windows. Lucy couldn't help but laugh, Natsu rushing to his feet with a loud curse and running outside.

"Look on the bright side, Natsu," she said as she followed him out to help him drag his possessions inside, "at least the place will be clean!"