~PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER~
"Hey. . . I think I sort of fallen for you."
"I think so too."
A bubbly blonde stood in front of the stove cooking something and humming an unknowable tune to herself. It was morning and she had one heck of a good night sleep last night.
She was all warm and comfortable. She first thought she might be sleeping with Natsu but when she looked to her side he was sleeping on the couch in the weirdest way she's ever seen.
After last night she felt very happy. They found out more things about each other and they both confessed they've fallen for each other just a bit.
A smile spread across her lips as she put the eggs and bacon on one plate then putting the pan back on the stove.
She grabbed the two plates and then put them on the table, going back to a cabinet to reach for some bowls for cereal.
She looked up and saw that the bowls were all the way up on the top shelf. Lucy groaned and got on her tippy toes, trying to grab the bowls.
"Just a little bit. . ." Lucy said biting her tongue and reaching her fingers up all the way up. She felt something cool against the tip of her finger and smiled.
"I got it!" She said trying to reach for it but failed stepping back on her feet. "So close." Lucy pouted huffing.
"Eh?" Lucy looked up to see a muscular arm reaching up and grabbing the bowls. She spun around to meet eyes with her future husband, Natsu Dragneel.
"Reaching for these?" He grinned holding the bowls up. Lucy flushed a bit and nodded thanking him.
"You're awake." She said walking towards the table and setting the bowls down. "Yeah, been so for a while." He yawned stretching.
Lucy smiled and sat down. "Come on, Pinky. Time for breakfast."
"Food!" Natsu shouted running to his seat and started digging in. Lucy's eyes widen in shock as she saw how fast and disgustingly he ate.
"Another trait I hate. . ." Lucy mumbled to herself. "Hmm? Did you sah sumfing?"
"Don't talk with your mouth full, Idiot!"
"Youh coofing ish gooh."
"What?" Natsu swallowed and whipped his mouth, grinning. "I said your cooking is good." Lucy flushed a bit and looked down at her plate.
"T – Thanks. . ."
"You're welcome! I'm so lucky I'm marrying someone as good as you!"
"What do you mean by that? You only like me for my cooking?"
"I never said that."
"You just said it right now!" Natsu shook his head in disapproval, drinking his milk. "Nope."
"Than what do you like about me?" Natsu grinned at her and continued eating his breakfast. "I'll tell you one day." He said making Lucy pout.
"And when will that be?" She asked trying to squeeze it out of him. "The day we get married."
"I already told you I'm not going to marry you!"
"Then you won't find out."
"How about I give you something in exchange of your answer?" Lucy smiled. Natsu glanced at her direction interested in what she had to say. He gulped down his food and whipped his mouth looking at her.
"Go on." He said. Lucy smiled and grabbed her cup of milk, swishing it around. "I'll give you anything you want that is I can do. However then you'll tell me what you think of me."
"Anything I want?"
"Anything." Natsu smirked and Lucy felt like she just did a horrible thing. "Even be my maid for a month?"
"Why not?"
"Kiss me?"
"Sure."
"Read me a book?"
"Okay." Natsu's smirk grew wider as she agreed to everything he was saying. "Even. . ." He trailed off making Lucy wonder what.
"Have sex with me?" Lucy flushed as her eyes widen. "W – What?" She gasped, shocked on what he just said. "You heard me." He said drinking the last bit of his milk and finishing off his plate.
He stood up walking towards the sink while Lucy sat in her seat, flushed and embarrassed.
Natsu dumped his dirty dishes in the sink, turning around and leaning against the sink he looked at his blushing fiancé.
"Oi, are you still alive?"
"Natsu . . ."
"Hmm?" He watched her stand up and walk towards him, standing in front of him. He stared at her as she lifted her left hand up.
"Do you see this hand?"
"Uh, yeah. I'm not blind you know."
"What's missing from it?" Natsu silently counted each finger to see if she wasn't missing any. "I don't know; nothing?"
"No, you're wrong." Natsu carefully watched her right hand go up and point to her ring finger. "There's no ring." She replied. Natsu raised a brow confused. "So?"
"Look, you're my supposed to be fiancé and you hadn't even proposed to me!"
"I thought we're not going to do this." Lucy shook her head and tsked, crossing her arms. "I don't mind with the marriage but I am not sleeping with you, touching you, or anything until I see a ring on this finger!" Lucy said giving him sides glance.
Natsu stared at her for a moment before a grin spread to his lips. "So you're saying you won't do anything for me or do anything to me unless I propose to you?"
"Yup!"
"Okay then! I didn't like you that much anyways! This is perfect!" Lucy's jaw dropped as Natsu grinned and walked away from her.
"Hey! What do you mean by that, jerk?"
"I'm saying I don't care."
"What is that supposed to mean? You said you liked me yesterday night!" Natsu turned towards her and grinned widely.
"I do like you. But not as much as that I want to keep you forever."
"What about that kiss last night then?"
"That's how I say I like you to girls." Lucy bit her lower lip looking at him with sad eyes. She can't believe he just said that.
So what everything he said was a lie? Lucy felt like crying and she lowered her head in disappointment. "Are you crying?"
"N – No." Lucy replied as she sniffled. Tears fell from her eyes and onto the floor, making it obvious she was crying.
"Hey. . . I'm not good with crying girls."
"You're a mean bastard! I don't want to see you ever again!" Lucy yelled throwing a bowl at his head. Natsu yelped in pain as the bowl came in contact with his head.
He saw Lucy run out of the kitchen crying. "W – Wait, Lucy!" He yelled about to chase after her but lost his footing, falling on the floor.
"Damn it," He cursed standing back up and chasing after his crying fiancé. "LUCY!" He yelled looking for her.
She couldn't possibly run off somewhere. They were locked in here and there wasn't much places to hide. He checked under the bed, closet, balcony, kitchen, and everywhere he could see.
He went towards the bathroom gripping on the doorknob. This was the last place he could check. He jiggled the doorknob to find it locked.
'Bingo.' He thought knocking on the door. "Oi! Lucy! Are you in there?"
"Go away!"
"I knew it, hey, come out."
"I said go away!" Natsu sighed and leaned against the door. "Don't make me kick this door open." Natsu heard nothing coming from the other side and groaned.
He was pretty sure there was a phone in here for emergencies. He walked away to go find the phone and when he found it he dialed the first number that came in mind. His sister.
She always had his back in hard times and this was one hell of a hard time. "Hello?" A familiar bubbly voice sang from the other side. "WENDY!"
"Hi Natsu-Nii! I heard you're getting married! Congratulations!"
"Yeah, yeah, I need your help."
"Sure! With what?"
"I need you to run some errands for me."
"Okay! What are they?"
"First get me a dozen roses than buy an engagement ring. I don't care what just buy one that catches your eye. I'll pay you back later."
Lucy opened the bathroom door, looking both sides. She's been in the bathroom for the pass three hours and she was getting tired of staying there.
She washed her face and now accepted that Natsu doesn't like her and she needed to just get over it. She got out of the bathroom and went to her closet, taking some fresh clothes.
Her parents seriously want this wedding since they sent all her stuff to her.
Lucy quickly changed clothes and turned around to jump in surprise. Natsu stood in front of her with his hands behind his back and grinning widely.
"You finally came out."
"What's it to you?"
"Come on, dear. Don't be so sour."
"Who are you calling dear, freak?" Natsu huffed and kept his loving grin. Trying not to yell or frown. "Hey guess what?" He said.
Lucy looked at him quizzically and pushed him away, walking towards the bed. She sat down on it and stretched. "I said, guess what?"
"I don't care, I don't want to know."
"Don't be so difficult. Just say what!" Lucy glared at him and Natsu felt a chill run down his back. 'She's like Erza's rival.' He thought.
"What do you want? Do you want to insult me more? Can't you see that I don't want to see you but throw you off a cliff?" Natsu sweat dropped and came closer to her. "Do you really hate me?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure? Super, super sure?"
"Yes. What is with you asking so many stupid questions? Did you finally snap?" Natsu snorted and shook his head.
"I'm sorry I said all that, I was just joking." He grinned. Lucy eyed him cautiously. "Liar."
"No seriously. I'm sorry I said that, do you think you can give me a second chance?"
"But. . . I thought you didn't like me."
"I said I was joking. Look, you can be bitchy and a big baby but I like you. And maybe love if I get to know you more." Natsu shrugged nonchalantly.
Lucy bit her lip blushing. "Anyways, I want to say sorry." Natsu said pulling her hands from his back and revealing the dozen of roses.
Lucy gasped and looked at the roses he held in front of her, making her heart beat faster than its normal rate. 'He did this . . . for me?'
"So what do you say? Give me a second chance?" Lucy stared at him for a moment before a warm smile came to her lips.
She took the roses from him and smiled. "Yes, of course." She stood up to give him a hug. Natsu stopped her mid way making her look at him weirdly.
"Remember what you said this morning?"
"Oh! I forgot about that!"
"No wait, look." Natsu said pointing towards some random place behind her. Lucy spun around to see what he pointed out while Natsu quickly took something out of his pocket.
"Huh? I don't see anything." She turned back around looking at him and then at the thing he held out in front of her.
"Will you marry me?" Natsu asked as he held the ring out in front of her. Lucy gasped, her eyes widening. "N – Natsu. . ."
"Wait, that's not how you do it." Natsu said kneeling in front of her. "That's better." He grinned looking at her. Lucy stared at him with wide and shocked full eyes.
"I like you. But then again I don't like you. I think if we tried spending more time together I think we'll end up loving each other so why not give it a try?"
"N – Natsu I –"
"It's okay if you don't want to." Natsu shrugged. "Don't want to? Natsu!" Lucy shouted tackling him into a hug.
Natsu fell backwards with Lucy on top of him, hugging him tightly. "O – Oi, you're a bit heavy. . ."
"Natsu! Of course! I didn't know you could be like this!"
"Could be like what?"
"So nice and romantic! I accept! I'll try harder to like you too." Lucy smiled pulling back a bit and looking at him in the eyes.
Natsu saw those brown orbs twinkle and he grinned. He took her left hand, slipping the ring on her fourth finger. "Now you're mine."
"Don't make it sound like I'm some object."
"Alright, now about this morning. . ." Natsu said looking at her, sitting up so Lucy sat on his lap while they still sat on the floor.
"Hmm?" She looked at him. "Do you still want to know what I think about you?"
"Yes, please."
"But first I want a kiss."
"K – Kiss?" Lucy blushed staring at him with pure horror in her eyes. "Yup. We need to get used to kissing, right? Since we're engaged after all."
"W – Wait! If I do kiss you . . . will you tell me?"
"Sure." Lucy hesitated blushing than she quickly leaned forward and pecked his lips. She squealed as soon as she did and pulled back immediately, jumping off his lap and blushing furiously.
Natsu chuckled and stood up, dusting his clothes off.
"You're cute." Natsu said. "And funny," He took a step towards her making Lucy take one back. "And a weirdo." Another step forward and another back.
"Pretty stupid too." Lucy scoffed stepping back once more. "But you're beautiful. Bitchy, nice, and very sexy." Lucy blushed harder, backing against the wall.
Natsu smirked and trapped her between his arms. "So, wifey. What do you think about me?"
"W – Wifey?"
"Yup, now why don't you try calling me Hubby?" He grinned childishly. Lucy blushed pouting.
"Can you back off a bit? I – I need my personal space." Natsu took a step back looking at her with so much intensity Lucy felt like she was going to explode. "I think you're cute."
"Is that all?"
"No, you're a jerk. Sweet, idiotic, tall, cute, handsome, and . . . . Such an asshole." Natsu snickered and opened his arms, scooping her up in his arms.
Lucy squeaked in protest, yelling at him to put her down. "Let me down!"
"Heey Wifey~" Natsu purred. Lucy flushed staring at him in a bashful manner. He's a complete different person than she knew 5 minutes ago.
"I'll make you mine tonight."
"H – how do you plan on doing that?"
"Simple, just make sure you scream my name as loud as you can." Natsu smirked dropping her on the bed. Lucy blushed violently shrieking.
"NAAATSU! WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!"
"Good, now just get the other stuff out and then it's perfect!"
"IDIOT!"