Natsu sat on the edge of his bed, his elbows resting on his knees as his head was buried in his hands. It was four in the morning and he couldn't get any sleep. Whenever he tried sleeping his eyes would just pop back open and her lustful face would just pop back into his mind. He thought about calling Lucy and apologizing but he knew if he woke her up at four in the morning his head would be caught in between two sticks.
It was driving him crazy. He was screwed.
He probably ended their friendship; she probably didn't want to see him anymore. He regretted doing all that to her, but he was just so angry and frustrated that he just burst. He didn't know why he did it, but he regretted every single little bit of it. He respected her every single thought and opinion but he just violated her and left her hanging in the club.
What kind of person would do that? She probably hates him now.
Natsu's heart ached at the thought of that. He was afraid to lose her. He was afraid she hated him. He was scared.
~X~
Lucy was lying on her bed, her back flat against her mattress as she stared at the ceiling, the moonlight and soft white snow reflecting some light into her room. She's been lying there staring at the ceiling for hours, just thinking about what happened today.
Her eyes moved to her alarm clock by her side of her bed to notice it was a little over four in the morning. She silently groaned and rubbed her face, sighing into the darkness.
Just what the hell happened with Natsu and her? She wasn't angry at him at all, she was just angry that he left her standing there without finishing what he started.
In her life, that was the first time she was ever left alone wanting somebody. Let alone Natsu Dragneel.
Lucy shifted to her side as she held her Plue doll tight in her arms, her eyes now focusing on the snow covered campus. It was beautiful at night, the snow sparkling against the moonlight like crystals. Even through the beauty Lucy's mind was still focused on Natsu Dragneel.
Why did he get to her so badly? She knew he was a bad idea to get involved with but she couldn't help it. She loved the idiot for Christ's sake.
She was tempted to call him, to tell him everything was alright and that she missed him but she knew that was impossible. He would be asleep by now and Lucy didn't want to wake the poor college student up. She should be asleep right now too but whenever her eyes shut, they open 5 seconds later. Her sleep was dead and she knew she'll be walking around like a Zombie tomorrow morning. Stupid Natsu and distracting her so much.
She wonders where she found somebody like him.
Lucy's fingers drummed against the kitchen table, frustration written all over her face as a growl escape her lips that were pressed in a tight line. She was the bigger man today, calling and texting him before he did but he never answered to any of them. She called him at least seven times and spammed his inbox but he didn't answer.
She was going to burst soon. When she sees him the next time she was sure she was going to knock some sense into him.
Only if she knew his dorm number she would have marched on over there and kick him in the balls for making her worry.
Lucy groaned and buried her head in her arms, her phone in front of her as she waited for the phone to ring and tell her that Natsu had replied but it's been silent for the pass twenty minutes.
"Urgh, call me back idiot!"
"Lu-Chan, calm down, I bet Natsu's still asleep. It is Wednesday."
"You don't understand, Levy-Chan, Wednesday Natsu is always up early just to hang out with me. It's Natsu and Lucy day for fucks sakes!" Lucy threw her hand in the air, her patients running thin. It was Natsu and Lucy day; they always spent Wednesday together because that's when the two of them don't have classes so they spend it together every week starting from two months ago.
"Well, he could have forgotten then."
"Natsu rather spend time with me than sleep. You know that as well," Lucy snapped causing Levy to go silent. It was true, Natsu stayed up all night just to make sure Lucy fell asleep safely and wouldn't sleep knowing that she wasn't alright. "He's probably embarrassed for doing that to you."
"He seemed pretty confident last night,"
"Oh come on Lu-Chan. Natsu admires and respects you; he probably thinks you hate him."
"I hate him for not answering!" Lucy hissed, wanting to chuck her phone across the room but she knew she'll regret that as soon as it happens. She slammed her head back down on the table and Levy rolled her eyes, continuing to read the newspaper as she drank some tea.
As Lucy kept moping around, they heard the doorbell ring. Her head shot up, looking at Levy who raised a brow at her. "Go get it,"
"I swear if it's that idiot I'm going to kill him."
"Don't make mess!" Levy sang as Lucy got up to go get the door. She walked over to her pale door, unlocking the locks as the door swung open. On the other side stood a pink-haired man holding a dozen of roses while grinning sheepish. "Hi beautiful,"
"Don't 'hi beautiful' me. You've got some explaining to do." Lucy snapped, grabbing the flowers to set it by the small table next to the door to come back out and shut the door, the two now standing in front of each other. She crossed her arms and looked at him with a dark expression making him feel uncomfortable and guilty. "Explain."
"Explain what?"
"Why you didn't answer my texts or my calls?"
"My battery died." Natsu lied, Lucy's eyes searching his face to see if he was lying or not. She noticed he was and she scoffed, looking away. "I'm mad at you."
"I know. . ."
"Do you know why?"
"Because I violated you last night," Natsu mumbled, hanging his head in shame. He felt like he was being scolded by his mother.
"No, I am not mad at you for that. I'm mad at you for worrying me and leaving me sexually frustrated like that. You're taking all my firsts, aren't you?"
Natsu's head lifted up as his eyes widen in surprise. She wasn't mad at him for violate her last night? He lifted his hand to scratch his cheek, wondering if her brain was functioning right. She was supposed to be mad about that, right? "Uhm, what?"
"Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
"I do but you're not mad at me for violated you last night?"
"No, it's not like it's the first anyways." Lucy snorted a small blush on her cheeks as she tried keeping her angry look. Somehow that made Natsu happy. "Luce, you're amazing." He said while grinning like a fool. "Flattery isn't going to get you out of trouble, mister."
"As long as you don't hate me, I'm alright." Natsu said as he opened his arms for a hug but dodged the hug and glared at him. "Natsu Dragneel, you have a phone for a reason and I expect you to answer all my messages and calls. What if I was in trouble?"
"I would never allow that, don't worry, I'll always be there for you."He reached over to stroke her cheek; his knuckles brushing against the warm redden cheeks of hers. "N—not always. . ."
"Always, Luce, always."
"Humph, whatever!" Lucy pulled away, crossing her arms to pout. Natsu ginned and hugged her from behind, making the blonde protest but he ignored them. "I missed you," he mumbled against her ear, Lucy stiffening a bit but to relax into his arms later. A small smile came to her lips and she patted his arms. "I thought you were going to ditch Natsu and Lucy day."
"How could I? I never had an absence from Natsu and Lucy day nor will I ever be absent on this day." He said reassuringly against her hair, making her nod in conformation. "Better keep that promise."
"I will,"
They stood there in each other's arms for a moment, rocking back and forth till they heard somebody cough from the side making them look at the culprit.
"You two make me sick,"
"Look who it is, its shitface." Natsu smirked at Gajeel's angered expression. Lucy smacked Natsu and glared, smiling at her best friend's boyfriend. "Levy-Chan is inside, you can go inside." She said while opening the door, welcoming the two boys inside.
Natsu walked in without hesitation, Gajeel doing the same.
When Levy saw Gajeel she squealed like an idiot and jumped on him hanging on like a monkey. "I'm so happy to see you!"
"So am I, shrimp." Gajeel had a ghost of a smile on his lips, Natsu and Lucy watching the whole thing.
The rosy-haired male turned towards the blonde and pointed at the odd couple. "Why can't you act like that more towards me?"
"Because I'm not head over heels over you."
"You could be."
"But I choose not to," Lucy smiled, walking away before she witnessed the two sucking each other faces off. That was one thing she hated seeing about lovey dovey couples. Watching them kiss.
"Hey Luce, lets act like them more!" Natsu said pointing at Levy and Gajeel who were sucking faces, Lucy regretting glancing at their direction. She scrunched her face up in disgust and shook her head. "Never will I ever do that with you."
"Never say never!"
"Are you Justin Beiber now?"
"I'm too sexy to be him," Natsu smirked as he held his chin with his hand, boasting about his appearance once more. Lucy sighed and rolled her eyes as she gathered her keys and phone, grabbing her purse to check in it to see if she had everything. "Where are you going?"
"Out."
"Can I come with?"
"I don't care, I'm going to go visit the library."
Natsu gasped and quickly went over to her side, linking arms with the blonde. "Let's go!"
"You want to go to the library?"
"Of course, I love it there!" He grinned sincerely and Lucy smiled a bit. She was glad he was into books.
"I'm so sorry." Lucy bowed at librarian who was standing in front of Lucy, a scowl on her face. Natsu was somewhere in the library, chasing the cat that was running around the place. "Is he with you?"
"Yes, and I am so sorry. I'll pay for all the damages."
"Ah, yes, you will. Three thousand dollars for the damage in the library!"
Lucy's jaw dropped as her eyes widen as wide as dinner plates. She was so going to be broke.
Natsu came running in front of them, the blue cat that came running in falling into his arms as he dolphin dived and crashed onto the bookshelf that was already broken. He held the hissing cat in his arms and cooed at him, trying to calm him down.
Eventually he stood up with the clam cat in his arms. "I got him."
Lucy had an urge to slap him across the face but when she saw the angered expression on the librarian she kept shut. "Natsu Dragneel!"
"Yes Mrs. Strauss?"
"You ruined my library! You and your friend here owe me three thousand dollars!"
"Whoa there, Evergreen. Three thousand? I don't think you'll need that much." Natsu ducked as she swung, taking a step back as he continued to let the purring blue cat. "Don't talk back to your elder!"
"You're only five years older, Evergreen."
"I am still older!"
"Yeah, then maybe you'll have wrinkles and crowfeet all over your face!"
Lucy glared at him telling him to hush but the green-haired librarian looked like she was going to burst.
"Fine, we'll get you money to fix your damn library. You're lucky Elfman is my friend, if you weren't married to him I wouldn't have give two shits about this." Natsu walked over to Lucy who was already signing a check to the Library. "You pay half and I'll pay half."
"How much is half?"
"One thousand five hundred." Natsu silently cried as he wasted even more money, feeling as if he wallet was flat and shallow. He took his wallet out, grabbing out a check as he wrote down everything till he passed the piece of paper towards the angry librarian. "There, happy now?"
"Yes, now get that blue haired feline out of my library with the both of you!"
"Yes ma'am." Lucy and Natsu said in unison, leaving the place with the cat in Natsu's arms. Once they were out Lucy started to cry. "My hard working money!"
"Don't worry Luce, you'll earn more and I promise I'll pay you back!"
Lucy glared at him, her eyes falling to the blue cat that was snuggling into Natsu's arms. She pointed at the kitten and hissed, "It's that blue furball fault! Why did you have to chase it?"
"It's a blue cat Luce, who the hell doesn't want a blue cat?"
"Me! And I bet a lot of others don't want a blue cat either."
"You have to admit, his color and look makes you feel happy."
Lucy looked at the purring cat, starting at him for a good moment. His oddly colored hair reminded her of Natsu's oddly colored hair and she smiled a bit. "Ha! You smiled!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever,"
"Therefore I shall call him Happy." Natsu held the cat up, the kitten staring at him as if he was some new toy. Natsu grinned and the cat seemed to purr again. "Happy?"
"Yes, Happy Dragneel. And you're his mother Luce,"
"M—mother? Me? Why?"
"Cause you found him with me." He grinned at her and she flushed crimson. "Then his name is Happy Heartfillia!"
"Does that mean when we get married I have to change my last name?"
"No, I'll be the one changing my name."
"Lucy Dragneel?"
"Yes—wait—I mean—gah! I'm not marrying you!" Lucy shouted, Natsu smirking at her while petting the kitten again. "You admitted to it; it has a ring to it."
"No, shut up!" Lucy covered her ears, shaking her head while blushing red. Natsu snickered and turned away, petting the kitten. "Don't worry Happy, Lucy is just being upright." He cooed at the blue kitten that replied to his coo. Lucy sighed and followed the idiot, not even knowing why she was following him. "Come on; let's take him to my dorm."
"Your dorm? As in . . . Your dorm?"
"Yeah? Come on!" He grabbed her wrist, the other one holding Happy. "Then we'll go buy some cat stuff!" He grinned widely, feeling as if he was a boy on Christmas Eve. Suddenly a smile stretch across her face and she nodded, following him back to his dorm.
Once they reached the place Lucy recognized the place as the boy dormitory. She followed him all the way through the place, going down a corridor as he finally stopped to let her wrist go and dig in his pocket to grab his keys. He took out a key that had a red fireball attached to the key, the college student shoving the key in the hole to unlock his dorm. He shoved the keys back in and he opened the door, a smell of perfume lingering in the air.
It smelt like him.
Lucy walked in the place as Natsu went over to his couch, grabbing the piled up clothes he set Happy in there, the kitten snuggling into his pile of dirty clothes.
"Gross, how long since you cleaned this place?" Lucy asked as she scrunched her face up in disgust, looking at his dirty laundry and moldy food that was left around places. "I used to keep my dorm clean so you know, the ladies would like it but now I don't have a reason to since I'm only willing to be yours."
"Well I don't like this dirty environment so clean it up."
"Tomorrow."
Lucy rolled her eyes as she knew what 'tomorrow' meant in his language. It was probably the next she tells him to do it or force him. "Come on, let's go out and get some cat stuff for Happy so I can leave this excuse of a room."
"At least it doesn't smell bad."
"I know—the perfume is everywhere."
"Like the smell? It's called Fuji."
Lucy sniffed the air again and nodded. It smelt deliciously good. Like fresh pinecones and smoke, maybe a hint of fresh fruit mixed with it. "I love it."
"Thank you."
"Now let's go grab some stuff and clean this dump up later." Lucy grabbed his wrist, a huge grin on his face. He was going shopping with the infamous Lucy Heartfillia.
This will be fun.
—X—
"Lucy, we don't need more shit, just shut the fuck up and let's go!" Natsu groaned as he watched his cart pile up with more food, bowls, collars, cat toys, and other junk Lucy thought it was 'important'. The blonde turned her head and scoffed, glaring. "Excuse me, but who's the one who knows how to take care of a pet?"
"I'm sure a fucking t-shirt for a cat is necessary."
"Happy could get cold."
"He has fur for fucks sakes!"
"Natsu Dragneel, there are kids in this place and I will not allow you to ruin their innocent minds." Lucy snapped, dumping some cat shampoo in the cart making Natsu shoot her a glare. He loves her and respects her but she was going over-board. "I swear to god if you put another item in the cart I will—" Lucy ignored his threat as she put a cat toy in the bin.
She stuck her tongue out and Natsu wanted to rip his hair out in frustration.
Did he say shopping with Lucy will be fun? He meant to say horrible.
Notes: I'M BACK PEOPLE. B]
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