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Natsu was woken by the movement caused by Lucy as the sun barely looked over the horizon. Opening his eyes he could tell she was still asleep but was slightly tossing. Puzzled he forced himself to wake up further. Looking her over he noticed a thin sheen of sweat covering her flushed face. Was she getting sick? He was about to try and wake her when he paused.

"Naaaaa…" Lucy moaned in her sleep.

"What the…" he questioned. That didn't sound painful, it almost sounded like… He stopped his thought as his eyes grew ten sizes in realization. Given he had no first hand experience but from the random times he picked up things going on around the guild through the years he was pretty sure he knew what those types of sounds meant. At least his imagination liked the thought of Lucy using those types.

At first he was amazed at the thought. For as prudish as Lucy acted at times, who would have thought she'd have dreams like that? Then again no one would guess he was as much of a pervert as he was since he tried not to show it, well at least not to anyone that wasn't Lucy. But then a thought struck him that made his heart break and piss him off at the same time. Who the hell was she thinking about? He swore if he found out it was that freak stripper he'd turn the ice cube to ash. Growling at the thought he glared at the sleeping woman and prepared to wake her.

"Naa suuu…" she mewled.

He abruptly stopped all movement and sound. Did she just? Was that his? WOW! Given she didn't properly say his name but who cared? She might as well have screamed it to the heavens for all it mattered at this moment. He couldn't stop the smile that made it's way to his face if he wanted. So here he had been all worried about whether or not she wanted anything he did and clearly her subconscious at least wanted a part. Given he wanted it all from her but hell her having that kind of dream involving him sure wasn't a bad sign. Curling up against her side once more he grinned mischievously. "Lucy," he purred in her ear.

"Mmmmmm," she hummed rolling closer to him bringing her hand to his shoulder and trailing it down slowly.

He shivered. Oh sweet… This was a bad idea. No good would come from messing with her not with Happy asleep at their feet. With her face inches from his own he restrained the temptation to try and make whatever she was dreaming about come to fruition. Deciding to take one last guilty pleasure he slipped his hand under the hem of her shirt and caressed the smooth skin of her back. Resting his forehead against her own he shook her slightly. "Luce time to get up." this time speaking loudly and forcefully. Slowly her eyes opened. "Morning," he said a bit more huskily then intended.

Seeing Natsu so close sporting quite the cocky grin Lucy's mind didn't register that she was no longer in dream land. Grinning herself she hummed, "Hmmmm morning yourself."

He could grow to liking her waking up this way. Hell he already liked it. Huffing at his own thoughts he realized she was still sleeping and would freak out any second now. Saving himself from her acting like a crazy he pulled away still smiling, she was after all happy to see him. Sitting up he nudged Happy awake. "We better get going guys." He said stretching and climbing to his feet.

"Aye," was the sleepy reply from Happy as he sat up and rubbed his eyes.

Lucy blinked several times. That wasn't part of her dream? OH NO! What had she done in her sleep? Hell what had she almost done being awake? More importantly what was with that look from Natsu? Was he a mind reader now? She shoved the thought away because of it's ridiculousness. Even if he was he'd laugh at her rather than be turned on by the idea. This was Natsu, those types of thoughts were the absolute furthest from his mind. Then again she was sure she had felt his hand caressing her back. That wasn't the first time he had been caressing her bare flesh. It could have just been a twitch though. Feeling disappointed at that thought she groaned. Hearing Natsu laugh she snapped her attention to him.

Chuckling Natsu looked over to Lucy and mockingly said, "Aww what's the matter? Were you having a really good dream?"

Lucy blushed so hard she was sure her face would light on fire. The way he had said that made her think he knew something. Chancing a glance at him she noticed that smug look in place. No way! NO WAY! "GAAAAA Don't be a creep so early in the morning!" She yelled and stomped off to the river in an attempt to clean up some and regain control of her thoughts.

"Why's Lucy mad this time?" Happy asked while checking their cooler for fish.

Natsu just shrugged, "She's just weird like that."

"Aye."

At the river Lucy was furiously scrubbing her face. She was ashamed of herself first off for the dream she had and secondly for her lack of ability to tell what was still a dream and what was the real awake world. What had she just done? She was a split second away from shamelessly throwing herself at her friend. That was all he was and she needed to get that thought to stick in her head. Clearly he wasn't interested in her in that sort of fashion. If he had been he never would have just gotten up like nothing. His smug smile was probably because she hadn't yelled at him about being too close like she had every other time. Knowing him he thought he got a good prank off or something.

She felt like crying at the thought. Why couldn't she have fallen for someone else? At this point she'd even take Loke. At least he showed affection towards her, and any other female to walk the planet. But still, at least he acted his age! Given Natsu showed some affection but it wasn't quite what she wanted, at least not fully. He was reacting to seeing the loss of a nakama and nothing more. She can understand that. Loss was something she knew first hand as well. Clearly Natsu had abandonment issues and she couldn't fault him for it.

Try as she might she couldn't get that dream to shake itself from her mind. Never in her life had she dreamt of something like that and of course it had to be Natsu she placed in the role as her lover. She could still remember his strong hands gliding up her and the feel of his own chest under her hands. Then there was the feel of his mouth pressed against her skin… She shivered trying to push the thoughts away as she blushed from a mixture of emotions. Damn her and reading all those romance novels that Levi insisted she would like. Given she had liked them but they put images in her innocent mind she never could have conjured on her own.

She wasn't naive or dense like her partner, she had her fair share of fantasies but they were fleeting thoughts that she was able to push off, not something that left her hot and bothered and wanting. She didn't know what she wanted just that she wanted something. Apparently her subconscious decided to remind her she wanted that something with Natsu.

She sighed. Maybe after a couple days rest she'd take on a solo mission. Clear her head so to speak. That could be good for both of them. She'd get time to clear her mind and try and restrain her emotions once more and he could have free rein of her home while she was gone. It's not like she would be able to keep him from breaking in anyway. That or maybe Erza could go with her. The woman was secretive enough and could possibly give her some advice. She knew Erza wasn't like the rest that would jump to conclusions or give her false bravado telling her that it's 'love' between the both of them when she knew full well enough it was all one sided. Then again, for not the first time, she realized this is Erza and the moment they got back to Magnolia she would likely hunt down Natsu and beat him just for invading her privacy as well as so much more.

Sighing again and slumping down she ran a hand over her face. She was hopeless and the worst part was that she was stuck traveling for another day at least if not two depending on if they found a driver headed their way in the next town or not. Shivering slightly she hoped it wouldn't be the same one from before let alone someone similar. She couldn't take another creepy pervert at the moment.

"Jeez what's taking you so long over here?" Natsu's voice broke through her musings as he leaned over her slouched figure and talked directly in her ear.

"KAAAAA!" Lucy jumped startled by not only the unexpected voice but the extreme close proximity of it's owner. "Damn it Natsu how many times do I have to tell you to not sneak up on me?"

Natsu and Happy were laughing hysterically from her reaction. Red faced, glare in place, puffed up cheeks, all while trying to look intimidating. It was too much fun to mess with her at times and both enjoyed doing it.

"Aye Lucy you look dumb!" Happy continued laughing and edging her on further.

"Shut it cat or I'll cut off your tail!"

"WAAAA! Natsu save me I'm not a plant!" he wailed while hiding behind Natsu.

Natsu laughed while Lucy continued to fume. "Oi, let's get going I'm starving and the next town is only a couple hours away!" he said while going back to gather his things. He continued to chuckle as Lucy stomped her way over gathering her stuff as well. A few moments later the trio was back on the road headed to the next town and their next meal.

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