The early raises of sun seeped through the closed blinds covering the windows. The light coming in shined enough to bother the blonde curled up to a pillow. She moaned in annoyance fighting to keep her eyes closed but the sun's light won. The girl blinked her eyes open to examine her surroundings.
"Natsu?" She breathed unclutching the pillow she held dearly. His cologne was still faint on the fabric. Her hand sleeply reached over to feel for his presence only to grab something furry and warm. "Happy?"
Upon his name being called, Happy stretched his body out greeting her with a meow. The feline rubbed his head on her hand before proceeding to hop off the bed and trot out the room.
Lucy sat up in bed rubbing sleep out of her eyes. She didn't see anyone nor sense anybody else's presence in the room but hers. She heard nothing echoing in the empty house. Clothes of the man littered the floor. Happy's paws pittering down the wood stairs. She climbed out of bed and walked to the bathroom stretching as she walked. The blonde splashed water on her face and brushed her teeth with a brush the pinkette had given her. When done, Lucy made her way to the kitchen knowing all too well the blue feline's waiting for his breakfast to be served.
When she rounded the corner to the kitchen, she gave herself a mini heart attack to see Natsu laying fish out in his pet's bowl. Lucy noticed the coffee and newspaper laid out on the kitchen island neatly. 'Am I that much of a heavy sleeper?' She thought walking to the man.
"Natsu?"
The said man stood up and turned toward her. "Good morning Luce."
The pinkette flashed her a smile but the dark circle under his eye's were unusual. He looked to have showered recently with his hair appearing slightly damp. Natsu was dressed in only sweat pants displaying his dragon tattoo proudly as well as his sculpted physic. The man put the fish back in the fridge and walked over to her.
"Did ya sleep alright?"
"Yeah I did." Lucy answered when he placed his big warm callusous hands on her arms gently making goose bumps appear on her cold skin. She raised a hand to his cheek frowning at him. "You look like you didn't get any sleep. Are you okay?"
"I feel wonderful Luce." He grinned moving away from her toward the cupboard and fridge. "You want some juice or coffee? The coffee's fresh."
"Juice is fine with me." Lucy squeaked climbing into Natsu's previous seat as he rummaged through the fridge.
She noticed that the paper was laid out on a section about two rival guilds fighting. It seemed to get terrible everytime she read the paper. Lucy didn't get to read today's print other than the title because of Natsu snatching up the paper quickly and replacing it with a glass cup in front of her. Lucy thanked him for the juice and sipped it a bit finding his behavior peculiar. She didn't bother to bring it up though.
"What are we doing today?" Lucy asked resting her head in her hands watching the man before her grab his mug and drink his coffee.
"You sucked me dry of money and still wanna do stuff? Geez, your expensive Luce. Maybe I should go to work instead." Natsu said monotonously putting his mug in the sink after chugging his beverage down then learning against the kitchen counter to get a good look at her.
She smiled and looked him square in the eyes. Lucy could really see the sleep deprived from him and the black rings under his eyes. Some how it made her feel some sort of way. She stood up from her seat and walked over to him, hugging him around the waist catching the pinkette off gaurd.
"How about we stay home all day?" Lucy cooed craning her head up to see him looking down at her surprised once again by her. "I could cook for you?"
She almost busted out in laughter at the way his face lighten up at her words. She could only assume 'cook for you' were trigger words. "That doesn't sound half bad babe." Natsu said with a toothy smile.
"Alright then. Ima go shower before we do anything." Lucy said breaking away from him and skipping to the stairs. She stopped at the first step, turning back to the man and grinned. "You still have to buy the groceries though."
"Cha, whatever fine looney." He groaned watching her leave.
Lucy giggled at his misery then skipped up the stairs. Natsu's frown turned into a smile as soon as he heard her footsteps from the second floor.