Blind Denial

by Madabelle

Natsu and Lucy are always together, but rarely alone. Their feelings for each other have been growing stronger but they are too scared to act on them. They both think the other doesn't feel the same way so they are denying their own hearts. But what will happen when Happy leaves them alone one night? Will they finally reveal their feelings? Or will they continue to blindly deny?

13. Mischief

"Natsu! Get out of my bed!" she yelled the minute she was through the door. Leave it to that punk to immediately make himself right at home.

"But it's so comfy..." he whined.

"NOW!" He opened his eyes and looked up just in time to avoid a kick she sent his way.

"All right! You're no fun!" He moved over to the couch and watched as she started packing a bag for their journey. Out of curiosity he asked, "Hey Lucy, have you seen my jacket?"

Lucy stopped in her tracks. "Your jacket?" she asked, hesitant.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I left it here last night."

For some reason she had the strangest urge to lie. "No, I don't think I have." What was she doing?! Natsu wasn't going to fall for her lies.

"Oh. Ok. I must have left it somewhere else. Somewhere not here."

Lucy let out a deep breath. He fell for it. She smirked to herself, she was good at lying.

"Hey Lucy!" he called from across the room, "Do you need anything from your closet on this trip?" She heard him begin to open the closet door,

"Actually I do need-"then it hit her what she had placed inside earlier, "nothing! I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM THERE!" she screeched. Running to his side to slam shut the partially open door. She spread her arms across the doors. Natsu was giving her the strangest look.

"Lucy, I know where you keep your Bras, and it's not in there. I don't get what you could possibly have to hide inside your closet that would cause you to react like this."

No kidding. Why was she acting like this? She needed to come up with an excuse, and now.

"Hide? I-I don't have anything to hide. I just-just….um say Natsu- have you had anything to eat today?"

She internally smashed her palm into her face repeatedly.

"We can pick something up on the road." His eyes lit up, "Oh! I know!"

"Know what?!" she asked warily.

"I know what you have inside your closet!"

He did?!

"Don't worry Lucy, I won't tell Levy."

Levy? What?!

"Why would Levy care about what's in my closet?" He looked at her as if she were stupid.

"Obviously that's where you're hiding your latest novel, right? Geez Lucy, could you be any more obvious?"

Lucy started laughing. Man, sometimes Natsu being completely clueless was such a blessing!

Together they finished packing their supplies. Lucy went down the stairs, pausing to lock the door. Obviously Natsu was already outside, having lept once more from her window.