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Chapter 9

The minute Mirajane came downstairs with the first aid kit in hand, she took Natsu into the kitchen, sat him in a chair and immediately treated his wounds. Judging by the looks of a few older ones, she assessed that Wendy must have healed him after the mission. Since she mostly tended her own wounds, as well as those of Lisanna and Elfman whenever they came on a job with her before she became a bartender, Mirajane was proud of her skills as a makeshift nurse. Taking Natsu's one sleeved jacket off, she saw a few shallow cuts caused by his back scraping against the tree's bark but otherwise nothing too serious to worry about. The only thing that raised concern were the two bruises on his front, from the impact of her foot, and on his back. Her hands moved gracefully over his form, applying alcohol to prevent bacteria, ointment to help quicken the healing process on his wounds, and gauze to keep them away from the elements. For his two massive bruises, she merely gave him a few pain medications. The whole process took less than an hour leaving Natsu with only a few patches of gauze on his body but overall he was perfectly fine.

"Alright! Thanks Mira! I feel good as new," Natsu cheered giving his busty white haired nurse a smile and thumbs up.

Mirajane smiled back but her heart wasn't in it. Try as she might to meet his exuberant eyes, her own would venture off to the large oval sized bruise on his solar plexus. By her own hand, or technically her foot, she had caused him pain. During her Goth days, she might have laughed at her handy work, but now, it tugged at her heartstrings. For days, she had been worrying about Natsu and his team and the way she greeted him when he finally returned was a swift kick in the chest. Mirajane had many moments in her life that she would have loved to be given a mulligan on and that was one of them. Deep in thought, she was finally brought back to reality when she felt a thumb run across her cheek. She was confused at first until she felt something wet in the corner of her eyes.

'I'm…I'm crying?'

"Hey, what's wrong Mira? Why are you crying?" Natsu asked delicately, his hand remaining on her cheek at the ready to wipe away any tears that might fall. Hearing the concern in his voice touched Mira's heart prompting her to lean into his touch. Gazing at him with blue eyes filled with adoration she couldn't help the smile that came across her face.

'He would never hate me for what I did. He's just so compassionate that he could never hold a grudge against anybody. Moreover, that's one of the reasons I fell for him. But still…,' she thought. Wiping her eyes, she gave him her best gleaming smile.

"I'm sorry…it's nothing. I just got something in my eyes," she lied, hoping he would believe it. Natsu's expression turned stern for a moment before his eyes grew with acknowledgement.

"Oh shit! Our date! I'm so sorry Mira!" he yelled. Sweat dropping at his dramatics, Mirajane let out an awkward chuckle when the dragon slayer fell to his knee with his palms and forehead on the floor before her feet.

"I'm so sorry I'm late! The mission was supposed to be easy but it turned into a cluster fuck real quick! The master of the guild we were supposed to get rid of somehow got ahold of a demon from Zeref's book and thought it would be a good idea to sick it on us. But that quickly turned into a shit storm when the demon attacked the guild and everything in sight! Then we had to evacuate the nearby town and every just went to…!"

"Natsu!" Mira yelled, interrupting his rambling.

"Yes?!" he screamed back, lifting his head off the floor.

"Please stand up, I don't want to talk to you while you're on the floor," she asked of him. Doing as she said, Natsu was blindsided by the Take Over mage diving into his chest and embracing him in a hug. Wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her cheek against his chest, Mira sighed in content.

"You can explain everything to me tomorrow. All I care about is that you're here, safe and sound. Just like you promised." Natsu was still, not knowing what to do but just going with the flow of things. Slowly he returned her embrace and placed his right hand on the back of her head comfortingly.

"I told you I would be. I never break a promise," he whispered to her. Pulling away but still holding onto him, Mira stared him dead in the eyes.

"Oh yeah? Weren't you just apologizing about being late to our date?" she reminded him with a sickly sweet grin. Ashamed, Natsu had the good graces to hang his head.

"Y-yeah that's my bad," he apologized. Taking her arms from his waist, Mira draped them over his shoulders and laced her fingers together. Standing on the tips of her toes, she pressed her impressive bosom into Natsu's chest; glad he opted to keep his jacket open. Peering up at him, she took immense pleasure in seeing his cheeks turn a vibrant pink.

"You remember what I said about what you would have to do with if I had to wait on you, don't you?" she reminded him, her tone dripping with seduction. Natsu nodded his head slowly, both attracted and terrified of the sensual aura rolling off her in waves. The lustful look in her hooded eyes that was directed at him and the way she played with the hair on the nape of his neck was also a good move.

"Good, because I know of a way for you to pay me back but also make it a reward for you as well," she told him. Natsu was beyond confused. How could he atone for breaking a promise but also receive a reward at the same time. He opened his mouth to speak but quickly shut it when the white haired beauty's index finger fell over his lips.

"Just follow me, Salamander. I'm sure you'll love what I have planned." Taking his hand into her own and lacing their fingers together, Mirajane lead him upstairs and into her bedroom. She pulled him towards her and leapt out of the way so that he could fall onto her bed. She giggled when the dragon slayer exclaim in wonderment how soft it felt. So amazed by how comfortable it was, Natsu even tried to compare whose was better: her bed or Lucy's. Taking advantage of the moment, Mirajane stripped out of her shorts and hoodie thus leaving her in the underwear that Natsu found her in when he crept into her room. Tossing the old clothes aside, Mirajane stepped into the moonlight shining through her window.

"Oh, Natsu!" she purred sensually. Hearing his name called in such a manner, Natsu directed his attention to the owner of the voice and was speechless by what he saw. Bathed in the silver light of the moon was Mirajane Strauss, hair down and wearing nothing but a red lacy bra and matching panties. Natsu's eyes travelled up her body stopping only at her red lace panties, her white guild mark on her shapely thigh, and the bra that barely contained her glorious breasts. Dazed, Natsu gave a whistle in appreciation.

"Damn…" he muttered under his breath but Mirajane heard it and it only made the grin on her face expand. Climbing onto the bed, Mira slowly crawled towards Natsu, deliberately adding a noticeable sway in her hips. Her body hovered directly above his as she situated her lower body between his spread legs. Dropping her hips into his pelvis and letting her hardened nipples graze against his chest, Mira asked the all too important question.

"You ready for your welcome back present? Because I know I'm ready to receive my pound of flesh from you for standing me up for our date." She spoke sultrily, eagerly grinding her hips into Natsu's growing bulge. To answer her question Natsu could only nod which was enough for her as she leaned in and captured his lips with a kiss.

The kiss started innocent enough but quickly morphed into wild passion. Both had gone without the other for days. As sexually frustrated Mirajane had been for the past few days, including the stress that came with worrying about Natsu, she needed a release. In Natsu's case, he was suppressing his urges but one could only go so far without falling off the edge, and the proud fire mage was no exception. Although he couldn't express his need for her in words, his actions would speak for him. Raising his hands high, he forcefully brought them down on Mirajane's taut ass, her supple cheeks in each palm. Mirajane yelped at his rough foreplay but couldn't suppress the giggle that rose in her throat when he playfully groped her posterior and ravaged her neck with a flurry of kisses along her jawline and collarbone. Matching his enthusiasm, she ground her hips into his lap, moaning at the sensation of his package rubbing against her moist entrance. Due to the amount of moisture seeping out of her cunt, her panties felt quite uncomfortable. Irritation and impatience coming to a head, Mirajane rose her hips from Natsu's lap, took off her panties, and carelessly tossed them in a corner.

"Natsu, I know you said you want to take things slow but…for tonight can you make an exception. Because I don't know if I can go another day without you inside of me," she begged, groaning in delight as he continued to kiss her neck and squeeze her ass.

"And I…have a feeling that…you feel the same…as me," she gasped between kisses. Pulling away, Natsu regarded her with a contemplative look. She was right in the fact that he wanted her. More than she even knew. The reason as to why confounded him and terrified him all at once. He knew outright that he didn't want Mirajane just for her body, he was in no way, shape, or form that shallow of a person. She deserved better than that after confessing to him the way she did a few nights ago. That was the reason he wanted to go slow in the first place, so he could evaluate his feelings for her. If he did want to pursue a relationship with Mirajane in the future, he wanted his feelings to be genuine, not disguised by his carnal lust for her. He didn't want to fall in love with Mirajane because of how good the sex was he wanted to fall in love with her because she was an amazing person and she deserved nothing less than his full commitment. However, even he couldn't keep his hormones in check for no more than a few days without her. Just thinking about her made him feel weird and feeling her touch made him feel like he was on fire. However, he absolutely refused to use her. Stuck at an impasse, Natsu found himself torn on whether to proceed with the sex thus satisfying his desires or cease what was happening and go to sleep. Frustrated and disappointed in himself for not knowing what he wanted, the dragon slayer closed his eyes and dropped his onto the bed.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, Mirajane rested her elbows on her bed, caging Natsu between them. She spoke to him softly while running her thumb against the scar on his neck. Unable to hear his answer, she repeated herself and this time she heard him clearly but she was stupefied by his comment.

"Mira…I'm sorry. I want to, I really do but…I care too much about you to hurt you."

"What do you mean? If anything I'm worried about hurting you since you just came back from your mission." Her attempt at lighting the mood fell flat. The son of Igneel's expression was still despondent and that worried her. That is until she remembered what he said during their first date. A small smile etched across her features before she cupped Natsu's face, forcing his eyes to meet hers.

"If you're worried about my feelings, I'm grateful that you care so much, but I'm a big girl Natsu. I can take care of myself. Remember what I told you, you're not taking advantage of me. I know you never will and I want you to believe in that yourself. One of the reasons I fell in love with you is because you're so kind and caring towards those around you. You put others before yourself and you're willing to fight heaven and hell to ensure the safety of those around you. The idea of you taking advantage of someone and hurting that person is absurd. I know it, your team knows it, the guild knows it, and I bet that deep within the giant heart of gold that you have beating away in your chest that you know it as well. I know you don't want to string me along, and you probably think you are by us having sex, but you aren't. I want you Natsu, more than anything. So why not just take things slow tomorrow and enjoy the rest of tonight. And whatever happens after that…we let it, ok."

Natsu listened to her words and felt a colossal weight fall from his shoulders. He had nothing to fear, he just had to be himself and let the chips fall where they may. If he worried so much about everything, he would inevitably hurt Mirajane without even realizing it. Looking back on his past actions, Natsu realized that he was trying to put distance between them. To spare Mirajane whenever he messed up. That was the subconscious reasoning behind him wanting to take things slow. However, rather than creating a canyon of separation, he should have been building a bridge to close the gap that had been created between them over the years. By doing so, then he could truly evaluate his feelings for her by becoming closer to her than just a mere friend. And she was right; she was a big girl. She was strong, stronger than him he would admit. She would have to be if she were a member of Fairy Tail.

Coming to a decision, Natsu wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her his infamous cheesy grin.

"Ok Mira, I'll stop worrying. Thanks for that."

"Anytime Natsu. I love you," she confessed. Stumped on what to say, and sporting a fierce blush, Natsu could only stammer a response.

"I-I…"

"You don't have to say anything. Just lay down and enjoy," she cooed. Mirajane eagerly stripped him of his clothes leaving him naked underneath her. Letting her a little bit of her inner demon out, she thought that tonight she should be a little more brazen. Turning around with her head facing his feet and vice versa, she glanced over her shoulder and smirked at the curious look on Natsu's face at seeing her naked pussy into his line of sight. Taking hold of his erect pillar, Mirajane slowly pumped him with her hand. Licking her palm, she spread her saliva across his tip before hungrily engulfing his member into her hot, moist mouth. She bobbed her head along his length, sometimes taking it out and licking his cock head like it was a succulent lollipop. The pungent musk filling her olfactory senses and the salty taste on her tongue drove her into a frenzy. She traced her tongue from its base to the tip and back again, taking joy at feeling him squirm underneath her. Greedily, Mirajane took his member back into her mouth until he hit the back of her throat. She cursed herself for having a sensitive gag reflex but settled to make do with what she could. She joyously indulged herself on his dick, slurping and sucking until her hearts content, but she felt something was missing.

Lying between her thighs, Natsu was in a world of his own. Her skills at servicing his large phallus seemed to have improved from last time and he could care less as to how. His hands clung to her sheets in balled fists and his teeth grinded against each other so violently they started to hurt. The sensations Mirajane was giving him were so intense that he had to close his eyes and concentrate on not losing his mind. He came close to a murderous rage however, when he no longer felt her pretty mouth over his dick. Anger would turn to befuddlement when some sort of liquid slowly began to fall onto his face in droplets. Opening his eyes, he received a face full of Mirajane's soaking wet pussy. Her left hand spread her lower lips apart exposing the twitching flesh that lay beneath it. His eyes grew wide in surprise when she inserted two fingers into herself and pumped them furiously making her juices fall onto his face with each thrust.

"Natsu…play with me. Please. You owe me remember," she whined, his dick in her hand and resting comfortably against her blushing cheeks. The erotic expression she wore as well as the leaking of her sexual arousal onto his face caused something within Natsu to snap. Mirajane smiled lewdly when she saw the lecherous grin on Natsu's face appear and spread her legs wide for him to dig in. She eagerly shook her hips enticingly, silently encouraging him to ravage her and he obliged wholeheartedly.

'This is going to be amazing.' As if to prove her right, Natsu licked her pussy with passionate ardor. She moaned in ecstasy as his tongue licked her clit and probe tight hole. Slipping in two of his much larger fingers into her moist cavern, he moved them as if they were a pair of scissors and pressed down on her engorged clitoris with his thumb. A series of pants escaped Mirajane due to his prowess, making it difficult for her to suck his dick. So consumed by the pleasure she felt between her thighs, Mirajane completely forgot about servicing him and unhanded his erect penis. She took the position of sitting on his face and ground her hips against his head, ordering him to pleasure her more. Natsu took pride in the fact that he was able to bring out such a dirty side from the innocent Mirajane and he wondered how far he could bring the eldest Strauss before she came. Gliding his hands up her creamy thighs and past her taut stomach, he groped her large breasts through her bra. His hands slid underneath its cups and caressed each mammary carefully, teasingly running his palms over her erect nipples. Fed up with the confines of her bra, Natsu tore it off her chest, breaking the snaps, and tossed it aside much in the way she did with her panties. In a state of euphoria, Mirajane was apathetic to the destruction of her bra. Lacing her fingers with Natsu's, she aided him in fondling her breasts whilst continuing to ride his face.

She stirred and thrashed with every lick he gave her core and every tweak he gave to the coral colored peaks of her pliable mounds. The dam that held back her release was reaching critical mass. At any moment, she felt she would come and it would be explosive. That moment would come when Natsu lightly bit onto her clitoris and tugged it with his teeth. Screaming in rapture, Mirajane reached her long awaited orgasm, drenching Natsu in her juices. The dragon slayer beneath her yelped when her fluids sprayed onto his face and neck, coating him in her sweet nectar. So incredibly spent, Mirajane fell onto Natsu's body, coincidently placing his dick between her ample breasts.

Trapped underneath her, Natsu gingerly laid Mirajane beside him. Peering down at her, he was concerned when he saw her tongue lagging out of her mouth with a glazed look in her eye and her breathing ragged. He didn't know whether to pat himself on the back or call a hospital.

"Mira, are you ok," he asked nudging her shoulder. It took her a while but when her vision finally came back to focus, she gave Natsu an alluring smile.

"Yeah." Pulling herself up onto her knees, she regarded Natsu lovingly. "I'm perfectly fine. Now let's continue!"

"Holy crap!" Pushing him onto his back again, Mira straddle his waist with her vagina hovering mere inches over his dick. The heat emanating from between her legs was intense. Using her fingers to spread herself, she slowly made her descent relishing every inch that entered her until she felt his tip knock against her cervix. A sharp gasped escaped her, followed by a lascivious smile as she stirred his cock inside her to better adjust to his proportions and witness the look of torture on Natsu's face. So she was a sadist, everybody had their kinks.

"Oooh Natsu, you're so big. We may need to do this more often so that I can adjust to your size," she purred staring down at him. Her statement caused Natsu to blush heavily. Carnal desires consuming her, she rocked her hips and rode him like a mechanical bull. Her tempo was slow but she quickly sped it up. The meaty slaps of her pelvis meeting his and the euphoria she felt whenever his cock head would push against her womb caused a cry of jubilation to escape her. Her hips moved like lightening with the accumulation of her juices acting like a lubricant as he slid in and out of her. Laying her hands on his thighs, she leaned back and rose her hips with more than half of Natsu still in her. She rocked her hips back and forth, side to side, and in circles, absolutely loving how Natsu's dick rubbed against the walls of her vagina.

Natsu watched in amazement at seeing Mirajane skillfully twerk her bottom with his member plugged in her. The pleasure he was feeling was unlike anything he'd ever experience. Their last tryst was easily being outshined by the actions of tonight. Watching Mirajane on top of him, he grinned at seeing the smile on her face that clearly showed just how much she was enjoying herself. Wanting to see it for herself, Mirajane erotically licked her lips as she watched his member disappear and reappear between her legs. Her fingers danced through her long locks, pulling them up over her head and letting them drop onto her back with a large smile on her beautiful face. Her breasts mesmerized Natsu as they bounced with every movement she made. Unable to control his urges, he grabbed at her breasts forcefully. It was his turn to take the reins.

Caught off guard by his manhandling of her boobs, Mirajane stopped her movements giving Natsu the opportunity to seize control. Thrusting his hips upward he forced a mewl out of her and continued to do so as he jack hammered his member in and out of her heated core. He took exceptional pride in watching Mira become putty in his hands. Regrouping herself, Mirajane synchronized her descents with Natsu's thrusts. Both mages fell victim to their newly discovered hedonistic natures and felt their releases coming.

In the heat of the moment Natsu sat himself upright, holding Mirajane close to him by her ass. The older mage embraced him tightly, initiating a deep kiss as his member rocketed into her cunt. He hit her deep and hard and she loved every second of it. His thrust were as powerful as the magic his foster father taught him. Her love for him only deepened each time he bottomed out inside her causing her toes to curl and her back to arch until she resembled the letter C. Their ecstatic moans echoed throughout her home as well as the sounds of flesh striking flesh and the slushing of her juices between them. Delivering one final and mighty thrust, he sheathed himself to the hilt and bombarded her womb with his semen. Their screams of unadulterated passion shook the house. Mirajane's orgasm lasted longer than Natsu's did as the warmth of his seed being deposited into her womb prolonged it making it that much more enjoyable. Her body shook with spasms as she fell onto his chest, her breathing hitched and her eyes rolled into her skull. A sinful grin was plastered on her fair features, completely opposite from her normal angelic smile. Under her, caked in sweat, was the object of her affections who too had a manic grin on his face. Wrapping his arms around her, he gently stroked her hair. Going limp, he slipped out of Mirajane's depths making her groan in disapproval. Disappointment turned to happiness when she felt his warm cum leak from her opening and flow down her thighs.

"Did you like your present Natsu?" Placing her dainty hand near her head, she snuggled into his chest.

"Hehe, best one I've ever been given," the dragon slayer confessed.

"Ufufu, good, something told me you would. You know we can do this whenever you want. All you have to do is ask," she said with a suggestive wink.

"Really now?" he smirked.

"Yep. Anytime, anywhere."

"…If I become your boyfriend right?" he asked skeptically. The eldest Strauss let out a chuckle and moved her hand to his, affectionately lacing their fingers together.

"Maybe? But we can iron out the details in the morning." Closing her eyes, she succumbed to her exhaustion. "Welcome back, Natsu-kun," Mira said softly as she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep. She tangled her legs together with his, effectively locking him and preventing him from leaving. 'Just in case,' she thought mischievously.

"Its good to be back Mirajane." Sighing, Natsu glanced out her bedroom window and stared at the moon. He remembered during his team's mission whenever he saw the moon it would give the burst of strength he needed to move push forward. Even while fighting the demon of Zeref, one glance towards the moon was all he needed to fight on when the battle seemed lost. For some odd reason it reminded him of Mirajane. Maybe it was because it shared the same beautiful silvery color as her hair. Maybe it was because, like her, it continued to shine bright when everything around it was bleak and meaningless. Whatever the reason might be, the moon or rather Mirajane herself, made him fight harder. Staring at the mop of white hair strewn across his chest, Natsu decided to take heed of Mira's words and go to sleep. Maybe the answer to the multitude of questions buzzing in his head would come to him when he was fully rested and not running on painkillers. Hopefully, he wasn't going to wake up too sore, otherwise he was going to be pissed in the morning.

'Mira…what are you doing to me?'

[A/N: Holy crap its been a minute since I wrote for this story. I apologize for making those who enjoy reading this story wait for so long. However, never fear I got my act together and finished the chapter. Next chapter prepare for awkwardness. Potential and past lovers will make an appearance. In addition, how will Natsu's relationship with Mirajane progress from here. Lovers, friends, friends with benefits. Even I don't know. As for my other stories, those are in the works. I thank you all who posted reviews for Model Behavior, Rub a Dub Dub, and An Act of Kindness. You're amazing. So read/review/follow/ favorite/ PM me, you know the drill by now. Blaccdragon out!]

[P.S. Come September, watch out for my first Fairy Tail harem story starring everyone's favorite dragon slayer.]