So for those coming in from chappy 49 yur scene opens after intercourse where they are just kindda laying there holding hands side by side... nuff said...

Slowly the world began to make sense again to Lucy. The fog over her thoughts was lifting and giving rise to some terrifying things. What had she just done? All of it was inexcusable. What type of woman was she to just give herself up to not only the first man, but her first boyfriend, on the first day of dating? Yes she loved Natsu, yes she was just as hopeful as he was that they would last forever, but my goodness what had she done? Memories flooded her in rapid succession and she stilled.

Raising the hand that wasn't held to her chest she found the slightly raised skin of the mating mark. Mentally she groaned. Now what the hell did that thing really mean? Glancing from the corner of her eye to the calmed down man next to her she had to suppress the thoughts that rose with his nakedness. Now was not the time to repeat the unmentionable act. He looked like the cat that stole the cream. Better yet he looked like Happy when he got away with eating far more fish than he should. She needed away from him suddenly fearful. Without much further thought she blurted out, "I need a bath." before making her hasty retreat slamming both the bedroom door and bathroom door behind her.

She rested her head against the smooth wood of the bathroom door wincing. The quick movements were far too soon after such activities apparently. Originally she had been just using a bath as an excuse but as an afterthought it was sounding better and better. Grabbing a towel from the shelf she made her way to the tub and began filling it. It wasn't like her one at home so she found she couldn't get the water as hot as she liked it but sighed giving up.

Slowly she sank into the water and shut it off. It wasn't near the temperature she liked but it would have to do. Pouting she really missed her tub at home even if this one was bigger and nicer. The thought of home had her groaning out loud. Unable to suppress the tears this time she curled into herself bringing her knees up protectively. What was she doing? She had said that moving in together only after a day was too soon how was having sex of all things not moving too fast?

After a few minutes the steaming water started to relax her and hear tears dried. Relaxing further she mumbled out, "This really is a nice bath after all."

"I know! I'm so glad Mira sent Lissiana to pick it out! She knows how much you love baths. Erza said she even tried it out and it was great."

Lucy's head snapped up and took in the sight of Natsu lounging at the other end of the huge tub with his scarf wrapped around his head like some odd turbine and grinning like a fool. Blinking once she finally reacted, "KAAAAAAA! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?"

"AH! Damn it!" Natsu yelled rubbing his now sore ears. "Not so loud Luce that hurts."

Lucy flushed in rage and embarrassment. "I don't care. Answer me what are you doing in here while I'm bathing?"

Natsu continued to grin and shrugged lazily, "Sounded like a good idea."

She glared at him. "Good idea indeed." Continuing to glare she noticed he leaned back resting his head on the ledge and closed his eyes. "Get out baka!" she hissed.

Popping one eye open his smile morphed into one of mischief as he said, "Nope," and reached over dragging her to his chest and wrapping his arms around her effectively stopping any escape. He fully ignored her protest as he relaxed.

Every muscle tightened in realization. They were naked in the tub, together. She had sought refuge away from him only to be held tightly against his naked body. A million thoughts ran through her head at once and tears threatened to spill over again.

"What's wrong." Natsu asked breaking through the silence. The change in atmosphere before she had ran away had been tangible. He didn't know what had happened for her sudden shift but whatever it was he could tell it was bad when he had found her crying in the tub. He tried his normal nonchalant approach but it apparently was only making things worse. So he would resort to blatantly asking her what was going on because she had ran away from him and he knew it. "Lucy talk to me." He begged as he tried to rub the tension he felt out of her back.

A small part of her was damning her reaction to him. No matter what he always brought her ease and this time was proving no different. For a moment she thought about lying and saying that nothing was wrong at all. She knew better though. He was stubborn and would prey until she exploded. Sighing at the thought she relaxed a bit and blushed at their contact. Stealing her nerves she finally broke the silence of the room, "Everything is wrong…"

Natsu stilled all movement as he blanched. That was by far not what he had expected to hear. Fearful on many different levels he stuttered, "E-ev-everything?"

Sighing deeply she mumbled, "Yes everything."

Now completely on edge he pried further, "L-like wh-what?"

Her face flushed deeper at the thought of their prior activities. "I… we… It's just…." Huffing in frustration she blurted out, "It's all too soon and too fast."

Natsu let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. It wasn't that she hated the very thought of anything that happened today it was that it was going too fast for her comfort level. He thanked everything listening because this was a battle he could win with a little effort. Smiling again he nuzzled the side of her head and pulled her closer. "How do you figure that Luce?"

Lucy sighed in contentment at his actions. She really was at ease within his hold and it was something she found astonishing considering her inner turmoil. But the relaxing feelings cleared her mind some and made it easier to speak, "It's not normal Natsu. None of this is. What kind of people declare love for one another in the morning than make it that night?" Even if it was easy to say it didn't stop the shade of red that she swore reached her toes. "I mean we've never even been on a date before."

Natsu's triumphant smile was hidden from her view. He had been trying to figure out a way to explain to her that it didn't matter what was normal and what wasn't but she had stepped right up to him handing over his explanation and didn't know it. "Sure we have!"

Lucy pulled back and looked him in the eye glaring at his idiocy. "Do you even know what a date is? And I don't mean the food!"

Natsu grinned and nodded. "Sure do! You go do stuff together all the time! Like eat together and other fun stuff!"

She frowned a bit, "Well sort of but-"

"And that stuff lets you get to know the person right?"

"Yes but yo-"

"And we know each other really, really well. So it's like we've been dating for years!"

"Natsu how well we know one another is not the point here."

Looking seriously at her he asked, "Then what is the point?"

Taken back by his tone and look she was at a loss. Her point had been that they hadn't been together long enough for anything that he proposed or that they had done but he smashed it to pieces. His odd logic was correct. They had known each other better than anyone else for years now. They were beyond comfortable in one another's presence and for as much as she hated to admit it the guild was right they did fight like an old married couple. Without their knowing it they basically had dated for longer than most people will in their lifetime.

True enough there weren't too many times that it had been just the two of them. Happy was a regular fixture and part of the package deal that was Natsu. But their constant presence in her home caused her to act domestic to them already cooking food, doing laundry they left, and most of all sharing her bed. "You're right…" she mumbled in amazement of the thought.

She had caused drama that wasn't needed in her mind once again. Who cared what they did behind closed doors? Who cared if those doors were their own shared ones? So long as they made it work out then nothing mattered when it came to the world's view of them. Yes it would be embarrassing and frustrating at times. But being with Natsu just as a friend was like that not to mention being in a relationship with him. There were bound to be bigger issues in the future so why focus on something so small. The past was over with and while there are times in life it's necessary to try and change the past, as she learned well over a month ago, this wasn't one of those life changing things that ever needed to be corrected.

Smiling brightly she relaxed fully into his embraced and enjoyed the warmth of the water as she rested her head against his chest. "So…" she drawled out slowly, "Are you going to get help moving all my stuff or do I have to pack it all when I get back from shopping with Juvia."

AWWWWW! Fluffy drama! But wait there's MORE! So many questions to answer still! BUM BUMMM BUUMMMMMM!

Ok but really yeh lemme know about what you want me to do... Can you wait or do you need satisfaction now? I'm sure I know the answer but I'm hear to please you guys so...

Keep readin and reviewin!

~Gemi