The door swung open with excessive force that Natsu stumbled back afraid of what might pop out before seeing Lucy throw herself into him burying her face into his chest.
"Why haven't you come to see me sooner?" She whispered hugging the man with all her might.
Natus's lips curved up into a smile at her words. It was the same question she asked when he appeared before her, making him feel missed by the one person who seemed to matter as of late. It's been weeks since he seen her almost a month. Even when he hasn't seen her, Gray won't let a day go by without teasing him endlessly of his 'girlfriend' or Mira, becoming fast friends with the blonde, always chattering about Lucy's whereabouts. The phone calls and text messages between the pair did nothing but twist the pinkette's heart into knots everytime he thought of her.
"I'm sorry Luce, works got me tied up." Natsu said stroking her long soft blonde hair. A cheesy remark is something he would of said to tease her but he couldn't bring himself to say it. Just like he couldn't bring himself to be the same person he was before her.
"Your made of excuses today." Lucy said with a pout that drove Natsu crazy.
The pinkette chuckled at her face and gently guided the pair back into Lucy's apartment and out of the hall. Natsu turned to lock the door for the blonde and felt some weight onto his back.
"Luce what has gotten into you?" He asked curious on how the hot headed blonde got so soft not that he was compaining.
"I just really miss you is that a crime?"
"Who are you and what have you done to my Luce?" The man asked dragging the girl to the couch where he tackled her in an instant tickling her sides. A string of laughter came out the blonde as she started wheezing to for air.
"Idiot. Stop. Or. I'll. Kill. You." Lucy said in between breaths as she struggled to move his hands away from her sides.
"I found Looney again." Natsu said with a satisfied smirk. He stood up again to remove his black suit jacket while watching the blonde smooth out her baby blue v neck t shirt.
Lucy threw a punch to his abdomen and walked away to her small kitchen with a 'hmph'.
"You know when you asked me to come over for lunch I thought I would be showered in kisses not a fist." Natsu joked walking behind her to the kitchen. The smell that came when he entered the kitchen made his stomach ache from hunger.
"In your dreams." Lucy said from her place behind the stove stirring a small pot.
The pinkette smirked and settled himself on the counter in front of her. "Well jeez Luce give dream you some credit, she does a lot for me."
The blonde glared at the man and walked up to him shoving him into a stool. "Sit idiot."
Natsu was in a fit of laughter watching Lucy angrily grab plates and glasses out of her cabinets and set them up where they'd eat. She began filling their plates with salad and a piece of bread crumb covered meat that she covered in a white sauce. Lucy went around the kitchen getting drinks and silverware before seating herself beside the pinkette.
"Oh this looks nice, I'd never guess you could cook. I wonder how it'll taste." Natsu said a loud licking his lips in anticipation.
"Have a taste." Lucy said with a smile.
The pinkette grinned up at her before cutting into the piece of meat and gobbling it down. He let an animal like howl escape his lips when he finished swallowing and chewing the piece.
"Oh Luce marry me, this is so good." The man cut into his meal again eager to eat more.
Lucy blushed at Natsu's comment. "It's not that big of a deal."
"It is when your the first person to ever cook for me." Natsu spoke softly pulling Lucy's stool closer to him. He placed his arm around her small waist and gave her a toothy smile that made her shrink in his hold. "Thank you~"
He gave her a small kiss on her cheek that made Lucy look up at him with shocked eyes but she smiled and dug into her own plate as he did the same.