~PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST CHAPTER~
"Yes!" Lucy pouted crossing her arms and looking away. Natsu stared at her before grinning.
"Well, I don't. I like you."
Lucy sighed as she sat on the chair with her left leg over her right one. She pursued her lips as her mother, soon to be mother-in-law, and Natsu's younger sister sat next to her and across her yapping about which wedding dress or flowers she would like while she wasn't in the mood.
"Lucy, Hun, look at this dress! Wouldn't this look perfect on you?" Layla smiled widely pointing at a dress.
"Oh, these flowers would look great with that dress!" Grandine squealed pointing at light pink and white flowers.
Lucy sighed and frowned, putting her elbow on her knee and leaning her head against her hand. She didn't want to be here, she wanted to be with Erza, Gray, and Natsu.
Her newly made friends and her annoying idiot of a fiancée. "Lucy-Nee, are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh, Wendy, I'm fine."
"You seem a bit sad."
"Nah just tired." Lucy tried giving Wendy her best smile she could manage. Luckily she bought it, grinning back.
Lucy sighed and closed her eyes a bit, rethinking a bit what Natsu had told her this morning before she was abducted by the girls.
"I can be princely! Watch me! I'll be your prince charming! I'll be there when you need me the most! . . . Wait, on second thought, can Dragons be princely too?"
A small smile spread across her lips as she imagined the pink haired idiot in her mind, grinning widely and making her smile even wider.
"Hey, weirdo!" Lucy's eyes opened and looked to see onyx eyes staring at her.
Lucy's eyes widen as a scream came and she slammed her back into the back of the chair she was sitting in.
She clutched the spot where her heart pounded loudly and she had a slight blush across her cheeks.
"N – Natsu!" She heard the others giggle and Natsu snicker.
"You were smiling like an idiot," And with that, he flashed a grin. "And I couldn't help but give you a little scare."
Lucy stared at him, wanting to smack him with so much force that he wouldn't be able to wake up for weeks but then again, she wants to tackle him into a hug and yell at him for taking so long to rescue her from this torture.
So, she did both. She kicked him right in the jaw and he fell backwards on the table, groaning in pain.
The woman watched in horror while Wendy looked like in the verge of tears.
"Damn it Lucy! What the fu-?" Natsu started but soon Lucy jumped into his arms, hugging him tightly.
Natsu's eyes widen in surprise as he looked at the blonde girl in his arms. "Where the hell were you? I thought you were supposed to be my prince charming you idiot!" She hugged him tighter.
Natsu wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled his face into her hair.
"I'm here now . . . with this huge-ass bruise on my face thanks to you, stupid."
"Shut up and get some ice for it later."
"How about now before my sexy face is ruined?"
"It already is, now shush." Natsu sat up and picked Lucy up, throwing her over his shoulder.
"And off to the kitchen we go." Natsu sang before disappearing into the kitchen with Lucy on his shoulders.
"That scared me." Layla sighed putting a hand on her chest.
Grandine laugh nervously while Wendy whipped her tears away, smiling a bit.
"Nothing could hurt Natsu, he's just so. . . Natsu."
~X~
Lucy bent down in front of him, trying to ice his face while Natsu sat in a chair, hissing in pain. She frowned as the spot she kicked was bruised and swollen, making Natsu look like he was fat.
"Does it hurt a lot?" Lucy asked. "No shit," Natsu growled holding Lucy's hand which was keeping the ice pack up on his face.
She pressed it harder on his face and he hissed in pain again. "That hurts!"
"Then stop growling and glaring at me!"
"This is your fault, anyways!"
"I said I was sorry!"
"Well sorry doesn't cut it!" Natsu and Lucy both glared at each other for a second before Lucy pushed the ice pack harder on his face making Natsu yelp in pain. "I said that hurts!"
"Do this yourself then!" Lucy shouted before placing the ice pack on his lap and walking out the kitchen.
"Lucy, come back here!" Natsu called out for her but she was already gone.
Natsu sighed and went to go bandage the ice pack on his face. He needed to go chase after her and makeup with her before she's really pissed off.
Natsu got some bandages and wrapped the ice pack around his jaw and ran out to go find Lucy.
He might look a bit weird but he's home and it really doesn't matter. He past the girls who were picking out the dresses and Flowers that would match Lucy and walked up the stairs towards their room.
Natsu opened the door and looked around to see Lucy on their bed, staring at the ceiling. "Luce?"
"What? Are you here to yell at me again?"
"Depends." Lucy threw a pillow at him and he dodged sighing. "I was kidding, Lucy."
"I don't care. Go ice your face somewhere else!"
"I want to be with my Lovely fiancé." Natsu grinned earning a pillow chucked at his face.
He grabbed the pillow and taking a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Don't call me that!"
"But you are."
"I don't care! This is arranged anyways! I like Gray better then you! I hate you!" Natsu stood there in shock as his eyes widen.
He had a hard grip on the pillow and he stared at the beloved blonde.
"You always tease me, always make me feel bad, always do something stupid, why can't you be more gentlemen like? You're too reckless!"
"Are you really that dense?"
"What!" Lucy spat. Natsu ripped the ice pack off his face, dropping the pillow and ice pack onto the floor.
"Why do you think I always act like that?"
"What are you blabbing about, stupid?"
"You're an idiot if you haven't noticed it yet."
"You're insulting me again?" Lucy hissed.
"Why do you think I do all that to you? Why do you think I'm not yelling at my parents and running away from you? This stupid marriage. Why?" Lucy stared at him, eyebrows knitted together and face wrinkled together.
"Cause –"Natsu leaped onto the bed and pinned Lucy down on the bed. "I freaking love you!" Lucy stared at Natsu's onyx eyes with wide brown orbs, sweat forming on her forehead.
"Did you really think I hate you? I even slept with you! Kissed you and hugged you several times, I don't do that to anyone! Why can't you take a single hint, dumbass?" Natsu shouted.
Lucy swallowed a lump in her throat as she felt like crying. She never knew Natsu felt this way about her.
He always was joking around, teasing her and it made her doubt that anything he says is a lie.
Even at the café when he confessed in front of Erza and Gray, she right away rejected making him shout and tease her more.
Eventually they had to leave since they were arguing too loudly and it ended up like this in the end.
Natsu's grip around Lucy's wrist loosened and he looked at her with such a pained look Lucy actually felt bad.
"Do you really . . . do you really prefer Gray then me?"
"Yes." Natsu frowned and got off Lucy, sitting on the bed in front of Lucy.
"I see, then sorry for –", "But I think you're much better than him." Natsu looked at her with a shocked expression.
"You can be all that but, I love you for who you are. Even if you're a pain in the ass most of the times." Lucy sighed putting her hand on her forehead.
"You take things too seriously!"
"Cause you say it so seriously!" Natsu snapped back. Lucy glared at him and stood up from the bed.
"I'll have to deal with you for the rest of my life so become less annoying and more loveable."
"It's not like I have a choice."
"Whatever, I have to go downstairs and pick out my dress."
"I thought you hated it."
"I don't have another choice." Lucy sighed walking over to the door. "Unless. . ."
"What?"
"Save me you pathetic prince." Lucy said leaning against the door, looking at the pink haired man on the bed. "Pathetic?" He echoed. "I don't know, take me away or something. Please, honey?" Lucy asked sweetly making Natsu choke on his own spit.
"It's torture down there."
"Which one do you hate more? Me or the dress picking?"
"Both."
"Choose one, you bimbo."
"Oh sweetie, I would never hate you! You are my fiancé after all!" Lucy squeaked sweetly. "Stop that!" Natsu blushed covering his mouth with his hand and looking away.
Lucy smiled. "What do you say?" Natsu stood up and walked over to her, grinning.
"Want to go play ping pong in the basement then?"
"You have a basement?"
"Yup, let's go. We can do that and other stuff down there."
"What do you mean other stuff?" Lucy asked as Natsu grabbed her hand and dragged her out.
"I don't mean anything perverted if you meant that." Natsu smirked looking left to right for anyone. She blushed and looked away. "W – Whatever."
"But if anyone comes downstairs, we have to start acting lovey dovey or they'll take you away for dress shopping. Our moms love when we get like that so they probably won't separate us."
"Got it!" Natsu smiled and took her down a flight of stairs, closing the top door. He turned on the lights and Lucy saw the ping pong table with other various types of games to play.
A couch with a TV was there, video games, a mini room to the side; it was like a mini play room.
"How come I never knew about this place?"
'I don't know, never came in mind." He replied blowing on the dust that was on the table.
Lucy coughed, waving her hand in the air to blow the dust away.
When the dust cleared away she saw Natsu smirking and holding up two paddles. "Ready to play?"
"Of course! Just to warn you, I'm a boss at ping pong." Lucy smirked grabbing the paddle from him.
Natsu also smirked tossing the ball in the air and catching it. "I am too, I play super fast so don't cry when I hit your face."
"I won't cry I'll just chuck this paddle at your face."
"Am I allowed to chuck it back then?"
"No!"
"Fine." Natsu shrugged getting ready to toss the ball up. Lucy watched carefully as he tossed it and hit the ball with so much force Lucy just screamed and ducked down as the ball hit the wall behind her.
"Point one for Natsu Dragneel!" Natsu shouted happily smirking.
"Hey! That's too hard! You could have seriously damaged someone or something!"
"I told you I play super fast." Lucy glared and grabbed the ball, smacking it hard towards him.
Natsu hit back, going back and forth super fast and hard. As they were going Natsu hit the ball hard, hitting Lucy right on her forehead.
She dropped her paddle, putting her hand on her forehead, cursing out loud.
Natsu started laughing out loudly and clutching his gut. "H – Hey! Shut up! That's hurt!"
"B – but that was so funny!" Natsu kept laughing louder. Lucy rubbed her forehead, tears in her eyes.
"Hurts. . ." She whimpered. Natsu stopped laughing as he looked over to her crying face.
He set his paddle down and went over towards her, cupping her face in his hands.
"Does it hurt a lot, sweetheart?"
"N – No shit, dumbass."
"Want me to kiss it better?" Natsu smirked uncovering her hand from her forehead. His eyes widen as he saw the red swollen spot on her forehead. "I think we're even now."
"I don't play to be even!"
"We need ice for your head before it gets bigger."
"It's hurts a lot thanks to yo –"Lucy started but Natsu cut her off, capturing her lips with his.
Her eyes got wide then fluttered closed, kissing him back.
"Miss Lucy! Miss Lu -!" A maid opened the door calling out for her but suddenly stopped when she saw the couple making out in the middle of the room.
She giggled to herself, shutting the door again. Best not to disturb couples when they're lovey dovey.
Natsu pulled away and sighed, looking at her eyes. Lucy blushed hard staring back at him, a cute pout on her face.
"It's starting to throb. . ."
"I'll get you some ice." Natsu let her go and ran up the stairs to go get some ice. She plopped down on the couch, holding the swollen spot on her forehead.
"Tch, reckless idiot. . ." Lucy muttered looking to the side. Slowly a blush crossed her cheeks and a smile came to her lips.
"But he's mine."
~X~
"Oh, Natsu!" Grandine exclaimed as she saw Natsu pass by with a pack of ice in his hands.
"Hey," Natsu replied. "Where you going? Where's Lucy?"
"She's downstairs . . . moaning, probably." The woman in the room all shot him a curious or horrified look making him blink and tilt his head sideways. "What?"
"What's wrong with Lucy?"
"Oh, I accidently hit the ping pong ball too hard and now she has this huge bruise on her face."
"Natsu! What have you done?" Grandine screeched startling everyone.
"Tomorrow is your photo shoot and Lucy cannot have a single injury on her delicate body!" Grandine scolded. "Why not just cover it up with makeup?"
"Cause all we're putting on Lucy are some lip-gloss and mascara!" Natsu shrugged nonchalantly and grinned.
"Don't worry, Lucy's beautiful enough, I don't think the bruise will be a problem."
"You better hope so young man; take me to her so I could see this bruise."
"Oh same here!" Layla smiled standing up. He shrugged again and went downstairs to where the woman followed.
"Natsu? Is that you?" They heard a faint moan. "Yup! I brought ice with some woman. . ." Natsu said hoping down the stairs and running over to her.
Layla and Grandine came around the corner and saw Natsu kneeling down in front of her, holding the ice pack against her forehead.
"Awwh, you two." Layla smiled as her daughter blushed. "What are you guys doing here?"
"To check up on your bruise, dear."
"I'm fine."
"Lucy-dear, you know tomorrow is the photo shoot, right?"
"What!" Lucy exclaimed looking at Natsu. He shrugged, "I found out just now too."
"Oh no! What am I going to do?"
"That's why; we'll bump it to next week or so. Can we see your bruise?" Grandine asked.
Natsu pulled the ice pack away and the two women gasped, Grandine giving Natsu a smack behind his head.
"Lucy, does it hurt?" Layla asked as she sat next to her, cupping her face in her hands. "A little."
"Natsu, look what you done! We definitely need to bump it!"
"Then do it then!" Grandine shot him a look, smiling at Lucy. "Come on; let's go get a doctor to check up on you." Grandine held her hand out.
Lucy grabbed her hand and stood up. "Thank you." She smiled.
Grandine nodded and smiled back until Natsu pushed her away and took her spot next to Lucy.
"Come on, babe. Let's go give you some scary pointy shots!"
"Shots?" Lucy's face paled looking at him. "Yup! That hurt a lot!"
"I don't want any!"
"Too bad, you need some."
"NOO!" Lucy cried out loud making him laugh. "Just kidding!"
"You idiot! I hate you!"
"Nah, you looove me." Natsu smirked earning a smack once more.
"Can't you take a joke?"
"Go to hell!"