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A/N: Thank you everyone for supporting this story! :D In light of all the positive responses I've been getting, I'm putting up another chapter quickly. But, alas, I have gotten a pretty harsh PM – And I just want to address that quickly. I love constructive criticism, but messaging me about what a horrible writer I am and how I mangled the FT universe is not constructive in the least. It's just mean. I put these up in my free time, when I'm not at work or taking care of my family, so they may be slightly rushed. If anyone ever notices a grammar/spelling mistake, please let me know. The people that post on here are a group of amazing, artistic, creative, and beautiful beings. This shouldn't be a site where we're nervous to post just because some Asshat like you decides they have to waste time in their life and try and bash my work of fiction. This should be a site where we support one another, helping to create amazing works. So it makes me sad that this happened.

What I'm trying to say, basically, is: If you don't have anything nice to say, TURN IT INTO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISIM! I'm an adult, I can handle it. I want to post the best shit I can, and that means hearing what you guys have to think. Okay? Okay.

Now that we have THAT outta the way, let's get onto the story. The oh-so-juicy-Lucy story. Bwahaha.

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Hiro Mashima owns Fairy Tail. Make him give it to meeeee.

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Chapter Three: Unexpected Surprises

Natsu's POV

I woke up with a start bolting up so I was sitting, body tensing as the dream finally faded away. It had been another hard night, but since I was with Luce, it was easier to handle. My dreams have been wild lately – Lisanna was always one of the starring roles. In my dreams I'd always walk in on her and a faceless man making love, and within seconds they would notice me. Both heads would turn towards me and begin to chant, "You're not good enough" over and over again. I would turn and run, but the chanting followed me everywhere. I'd finally find Luce, and then the voices would die down and she turned to me with a huge smile, holding her arms out to me. Tonight's dream was different from the rest, though. Usually my dreams would end with me running into Lucy's arms, but tonight those arms were wrapped around a huge body. I had stood there and watched as dream-Lucy had embraced the man that was in the alley, and something inside of me broke.

That's when I woke up. I cast a glance over to the sleeping woman besides me and inhaled deeply, filling my lungs with her sweet vanilla and spice smell. That one scent could relax me more than anything else I could find. I chuckled to myself, knowing she had changed her soap to vanilla after I told her it was my favorite scent. She could be so sweet when she wanted to be – and then a raging bitch the next minute. But that was why I cherished her so much; she always kept me on my toes.

I laid back down, tucking an arm behind my head and fitting my chest to her back, letting her deep breathing calm me down.

My mind began to wander as I snuggled closer to her, wondering what she had been thinking last night. After Mira called me so late about Lucy literally being chased down by that hulk, I was on my way out the door trying to find her scent. Of course, Mira also mentioned that the two were probably "making cute blonde babies", but I didn't care. She was on campus, in my territory, with another man. I was damn near seeing red with the thought of someone touching her before I could.

She was mine. She belonged to me, god damnit.

Taking one more deep breath, I finally let myself wrap around Luce as completely as I had wanted to since we first met. That had sure been an interesting day.

I had been running around the track, listening to some mindless tune from my headphones as I trained. A few of my future teammates were doing some sort of outdoor exercise today since it was the first day in weeks that it wasn't completely scorching. Normally I didn't mind, but it was too hot even for me. And that was saying something. I was about to start my first year here, and my spot on the team was secured, but nonetheless I needed to make sure my body understood the beating it would take. Gotta love football.

MU's outdoor track was open for the public, and that's when I saw a blonde and a blunette bobbing in front of me. They were jogging slowly and talking, and before I knew it, I had lagged a little in my round just so I could hear them. I had turned off my iPod at this point, focusing all of my attention on the girls. I didn't know why I did it – at the time, I was pretty oblivious to anything female – But that's when the blonde flashed her friend one of the most amazing smiles I had ever seen. It had stopped me dead in my tracks as she continued to babble endlessly to the other girl. They laughed, the switched from walking to jogging back to walking, and they never stopped talking.

After an hour had passed, they finally went to sit down, and then that's when I joined them. I sat down next to the blonde, who looked at me with huge owl eyes. I grinned and held out a hand to her, introducing myself.

"Hey, I'm Natsu. How are you guys doing?" I didn't use a pickup line, I didn't want to try too hard – but from that first moment, I knew I had to have her.

Nearly three years later and I was sleeping in her bed. At least now Lisanna wouldn't break my shit if she thought I was over here – that woman was damn near insane. Every time one a mutual friend brought up Lucy, she'd get this glint in her eyes. I knew Lisanna would hurt Lucy in some way if I didn't make sure the two stayed apart as much as possible. Even so, I couldn't ditch my best friend forever. So if Lisanna and I had a big fight, I'd sneak into Luce's apartment and sleep next to her. Lisanna always knew the next day, which always puzzled me – she didn't have my dragon slayer nose. How did she find out?

Either way, that had been what eventually made her fall in love with another guy. She was so worried I was screwing Lucy, while in fact she was dating different men and sleeping with them. Ironic, huh? Every time I found out, I forgave her. I thought I loved the psychopath. Too bad she didn't feel the same about me.

I studied the blonde in front of me closely; each curve or angle of her face was mine to devour. Her hair was splayed like a halo on her pillow, and it was then I realized it had grown out quite a bit. Before it reached just under he shoulders, and now it was nearly mid-back level. I casually picked up a strand and put it to my mouth, letting my lips kiss the silky strands. God, she was perfect. Even wearing one of my old tee shirts and a pair of short shorts, I couldn't get enough of this woman.

I was startled out of my thoughts by a groaning Luce, wiggling around until she was tight against me, facing my chest. If she ever got cold, she'd subconsciously try and find my body. It always made me smile, always made me lay a lingering kiss on her forehead. She never knew about the kisses, and I'd like to keep it that way until she finally figured out how she felt about me.

Which had to be something. She wasn't the type of girl to let just any guy come and sleep in her bed, especially off and on for almost three years. She just didn't realize it yet, which was my next step in my life plan.

I had to get Lucy Ashley to figure out she loved me, just as much as I loved her.

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Lucy's POV

All I could feel was the warmth enveloping me in my bed. Instantly I remembered Natsu staying the night, and the reason why. A frown tugged at my lips as I wrapped an arm around his prone form. Poor guy – But I do believe there was someone out there for him.

I arched my back and yawned, stretching the taut muscles. My dream had been deliriously good, which is why my body was strung as tight as a cord. I let out a dreamy sigh as I thought about my dream some more.

It was of last night, but instead of Natsu interrupting us, we had kept going. I could feel a dull ache between my thighs, and I rubbed them together to ease the feeling. What I had felt in Laxus' pants last night was BIG, and that only spurred my imagination on. He had pounded into me against the wall, hitting that certain special spot that made me orgasm time after time after time. A slight flush crept up my face, but I didn't care. It was one hell of a ride.

I just hoped Natsu didn't hear or see anything while I was sleeping.

The thought made me giggle and I opened up one eye to sneak a peak at him. His big onyx eyes were on me with his brow raised. His hair was spiking in every different direction possible, and where that look would have been terrible for many, he looked cute. I stuck my tongue out and laughed when he did the same.

His arm tightened around me, bringing me closer than I was normally comfortable with. But after that dream.. To say I was a bit aroused was the understatement of the year. I watched him look down at me, his usual expressive eyes closed off so all I could see was amusement. One elbow propped his head up, and he slowly slid his head off of his hand and towards my mouth.

Even though I was frisky as all, this was Natsu. I couldn't kiss him! I pressed my hands against his chest stopping him, and shook my head. What was he thinking, anyways? I frowned up at him and slid out from his arms and sat at the edge of the bed. My feet were on the cold ground, and I reached over to grab my cell so I could see what time it was.

I checked it, and that left me puzzled. I hate 8 text messages, 6 of which were from two numbers I didn't recognize. The other two were from Levy and Mira asking what happened after Laxus chased me away. I started reading the other six, only to start laughing.

Number One: [6:03AM] Hey Lucy! Its Sawyer, from last night. I was just wondering if you wanted to grab that dinner tonight? Text me back when you get this beautiful.

Number Two: [6:45AM] Hey sexy. Been thinkin about you since last night. I grabbed your number from Saw's phone hope you don't mind. Hope to cya around. ;)

The two may be related, but they couldn't be more different. Both texts made me smile, although the thought of going out with Sawyer after I made out with his cousin made my stomach hurt. The winky face from Laxus made me crack up, leaving Natsu just staring at the back of my body. I could feel his curious gaze, but I refused to return it. I didn't know what got into him, but he made me uncomfortable. So he could just watch me read these for all I cared.

Number One (Sawyer's Phone): [6:46AM] Oh god, I'm so sorry Laxus grabbed your number. The loser keeps trying to say you kissed him last night but I know youre not his type so its okay. Lol.

Number Two (Laxus' Phone): [7:00AM] Will you tell Saw that we started hooking up in that alley? Asshole doesnt believe me.

Number One (Sawyer's Phone): [7:05AM] hi my name is sawyer and i am no fun to be around which means you should go see Laxus at his apartment later. ;)

Number Two (Laxus' Phone): [7:06AM] I am a womanizer and a gym rat and all I care about it being a douche to my family members. Plus I'm not even that good looking. So don't even bother coming over to my apartment later, I know Sawyer would treat you better anyways.

At this point I was in tears. The two must have had each other's phones, but the mental image of each typing furiously on a cell, hunched over and growling at it made me laugh even harder, if that was possible.

Natsu shot me another quizzical gaze before getting up and walking to the bathroom. I was still smiling when I watched his bare back move as he walked away. I took the opportunity to save Sawyer's and Laxus' number in my phone. Then, I texted them each a single reply each.

From Lucy To Sawyer: [8:45AM] I'd love to grab a bite to eat with you! But, I do need to talk to you about something. Would you pick me up at 7? Here's my address.

From Lucy to Laxus: [8:46AM] I think it may be best if we kept our distance for a while, future baby-daddy. And stop telling people I kissed you. You clearly kissed me, you big liar. ;)

Almost immediately I got a text back from both men. It had been almost an hour since they originally texted me – where they just staring at their phones, waiting?

Sawyer: [8:46AM] ill be there. Cant wait to see you!

Laxus: [8:47AM] But this big liar wants to see you. So you should really come on by so he can show you a good time.. and maybe we can start working on those blonde babies Mira was so excited about.

The stark difference between them was almost amazing. I threw my phone down on my bed and got up, beginning my morning rituals as soon as Natsu was out of the bathroom. Before I could say anything, he gave me a quick hug and ran to my kitchen where I could hear him rummaging around. He must have found something he wanted because I could hear him yelling goodbye before he slammed the door behind him.

I showered and got dressed, letting my hair dry naturally before curling the ends. A little light makeup afterwards, and viola! I was ready for the day.

I turned off the lights in my bathroom and bedroom before stopping in my kitchenette and grabbing an apple. My book bag was against the island in the middle of the room, which I scooped up as I headed out the door. I could hear my phone vibrating in my bag, but I ignored it as I high tailed it to the library.

As soon as I got there, I saw Levy sitting in the corner with a tower of books surrounding her. Walking over to her, I waved at the very odd school librarian leaning against his desk. He waved back, a multi-pierced brow arching when he saw my huge smile.

Even though we didn't actually attend MU yet, we were still regulars to a lot of the different buildings around campus. Levy and I would study up constantly for our upcoming classes at the library, we'd run at the track, we'd lunch at the cafeteria. I think our favorite place was this place, though, for multiple reasons.

Both of us were huge bookworms, loving everything from nonfiction about mathematics to the smuttiest of the smut of fiction. It was always a nice, quiet environment where we could always relax and hang out, a complete opposite of the Dollhouse. But the biggest reason why Levy loved coming here was the oddball librarian. I've never seen Levy get so flustered as she does talking to Gajeel.

He'd been working here for a year now, the tall man liking the peaceful atmosphere and the fact he could tell people to shut up. I secretly think he liked it especially because of the fact Levy was now a daily fixture here.

I sat down next to Levy, bumping her shoulder to get her attention. There could be a parade going on and she wouldn't notice if she had her nose in a book.

"Oh, Lucy! How are you?" the blunette whispered, leaning into me so we wouldn't disturb anyone else. She was all smiles and rainbows, it was so cute. Whenever she got like this I always had to fight the urge to hug her and never let go. I tried once, and the little snot bit me. So no more long hugs for her.

"Fine, fine. What about you? I saw Gajeel staring at you when I walked in," I teased, making her go completely scarlet. She shot a look over to the man in question, who only smirked back at her. We both knew he could hear us with his dragon slayer magic, but neither of us necessarily cared. They had been flirting back and forth pretty heavily for the past two or so weeks, and the big lug had finally asked her on a date a few days ago. She was supposed to go tonight, which was why she seemed so flustered.

"I can't wait for tonight! He better take me somewhere nice. Speaking of, I heard that Sawyer guy asked you out. When are you going?" I could hear a grunt as soon as she finished the first part, and we both giggled. Hopefully now that we were talking about my stuff, the noisy slayer wouldn't listen in. Hopefully.

"He's coming by at 7 to get me, but oh my god, Levy. You know how Laxus literally chased me away last night?" I waited for her to nod before I told her the rest of the story, the Natsu part and all.

Her eyes were the size of dinner plates as I finished. "So Laxus kisses you, Natsu catches you and then you two go to your house. You have a sex dream about Laxus and then Natsu tries to kiss you? And that doesn't even start with the whole Sawyer thing. Do you think he'll be mad you made out with his cousin?"

"I certainly hope not. I mean, it was so spur of the moment, but I would completely understand if he didn't want to see me afterwards. It would be a bummer because the kid is gorgeous, but.. I don't know. And Natsu is just as confusing as ever. I think he may have just been dreaming about Lisanna."

"With his eyes wide open? C'mon, Lucy. He obviously has had a thing for you since we all met."

"No! We're just friends, you know that. Now you sound like Mira." I stuck my tongue out at her and she reached out to tug at it. The motion was so unexpected I let out a small shriek and fell out of my chair, causing Levy to start howling with laughter.

"I told you not to stick that thing out at me anymore!" She was almost doubled over, face bright red from all her laughing. A few people around us shot us dirty looks and then looked expectantly at the librarian, waiting for him to either shush us or kick us out. When he did neither, just returned the dirty looks, they began to ignore us again. Gajeel winked at Levy before turning around to fiddle with the computer in front of him.

"Why are you so mean to me, Lev?" I pouted, pulling myself back up into the chair.

"'Cause I love ya, that's why."

In a few moments, we were both reading side-by-side, content little smiles on both our faces. Sure, Natsu was my best friend. But even he didn't hold a candle to the love I had for Levy. She'd been there for me for years, through thick and thin, my neighbor and confidant. It was natural seeing her every day, and if we didn't have a chance to catch up that day, we'd always end up chatting for hours the next.

Time past quickly, and before I knew it, it was already 5PM. I said goodbye to Levy and Gajeel before racing home, arriving with enough time to take another shower and put a nice outfit on.

Exactly when the clock reached 7, I heard a knock. I was looking my best, hair curling softly over my shoulders and just enough makeup to make my brown eyes really pop. The dress I was wearing was one of my new ones, so I was extremely happy to be able to wear it out. It was sleeveless, the halter-top resting appropriately on my chest so I had a bit of cleavage, but not enough to distract Sawyer throughout the night. A tiny black leather belt was tied in a bow around my waist, stark again the white of the dress. The skirt hit my thighs and flared out, and it had intricate lace designs covering it. Overall, it was a gorgeous dress, and I looked pretty good.

I quickly refreshed my lip-gloss and grabbed my small purse, and then I was walking to the door. I took a deep breath and opened it, smiling at.. Not Sawyer.

I was smiling like an idiot at Laxus.

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Uh oh! What happened to poor old Sawyer? D:

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