For the love of Nalu

Chapter 17

Theme: Vacation

"Finally we're here!" Lucy cheered as they ran for the beach. The sun was shinning brightly in the morning sky and reflected off the sea blue waves of the ocean. The warm sand felt amazing under the teams feet as they walked forward.

"Yosh! Race ya ice prick!" Natsu charge forward with Gray following behind him. Erza and Lucy stood on the beach watching the boys as the battled each other for who was the fastest swimmer. Lucy giggled, they couldn't go without fighting for even a few minutes.

"Lucy come join me." The blond turned to see that Erza had already set up an umbrella and several towels on the sand. She smiled and laid down next to the requip mage letting the sun heat her creamy skin. A sigh of relief escaped the blonds lips. She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

"So Lucy, you and Natsu seem to be...getting closer." The blond responded with sputters and a cherry red face. Erza smiled at her teammate. This was something she wanted to speak with Lucy about for a while now but was never able to get her alone. Natsu was always with her.

"W-what makes y-you say t-that?" Lucy finally managed to say. Erza flipped over, her back now facing up to even out her tan. Erza's brown eyes locked onto Lucy as she shivered. This was not how she wanted to spend her time while on vacation.

"Lucy, you two are never apart. You have this issue with people invading your personal space unless it's Natsu that's doing the invading." The blond felt dizzy from all the heat that was rushing to her face but she couldn't let Erza continue to think in such a way of her and her partner.

"I-it's not l-like that! No matter how much I scold him he just continues to do it so I guess I got used to it." Erza smirked at her teammate. She was just too easy to read, just like an open book. But that was a good thing.

"Oh really? Then what's this I hear about him sleeping in your bed, while your still in it?" The spirit mage sat up and began waving her arms around wildly while trying her best to deny what Erza was implicating.

Natsu and Gray stood in the water and at the sight of the blonds thrashing, Natsu turned to look. He could see that her face was red, as if she was about to faint. Natsu continued to stare wondering about just what had his partner acting so weirdly. Well, weirder than normal at least.

"Who's the pervert now?" Gray chuckled. He loved teasing Natsu about him and Lucy. Natsu glared at the ice mage.

"I'm not a pervert like you ice queen!" Natsu shouted. "I was just wondering what they were talking about because Luce seems really worked up. What do you think they are saying?"

"How the hell should I know? I'm not the one with enhanced hearing. Can't you hear what they are saying?" Gray glanced down at the blond to see that indeed she was acting strangely. He on the other hand did not find Lucy weird like Natsu did.

"I wouldn't have asked you if I could hear it. Besides, I can't hear over the waves and we are too far." Natsu stood there for a moment, still watching his two female teammates. He snapped his fingers and his eyes lit up. "I got it, I'll just move closer so that I can hear!"

"I wouldn't do that."

"Why not?" Natsu shot back. He scowled at the dark haired man next to him.

"Because if Erza catches you then your dead meat." Both of the men shivered at the thought. But Natsu knew he was right. What was he to do? Natsu continued to stare at his blond best friend while trying to think of something. This wasn't his field of expertise. Lucy had finally settled down and now laid upon her stomach like Erza to even the tan. Gray looked from Natsu to Lucy, then back again as a smirk crossed his features.

"Hey Natsu, want to do something fun?" Natsu turned to him, eyes narrowed in suspicion. What was he up to? He didn't like that sly grin on the perverts face. "I dare you to run up to Lucy and take her bikini top."

"What?! Hell no! Why would I do something as perverted as that?"

"Why not? Are you chicken?"

"Hell no!" Gray than began to make clucking sounds furthering Natsu's anger.

"Than prove it!" Natsu looked back to Lucy and thought over what would be the result. He would most likely receive a beating for this but her reaction would be priceless. Natsu smirked and Gray's grew wider. He couldn't believe that Natsu was actually thinking about doing that. He really was an idiot.

"Fine, just watch bastard." Natsu swam back towards the beach his eyes never leaving the blond. Both girls had their eyes closed enjoying the sun as it kissed their soft skin. Erza had somehow began to fall asleep. Lucy had noticed and decided to stay quiet as her mind thought over what Erza had said to her. Did she like Natsu?

Natsu crept up in full on ninja mode. Lucy didn't even notice his approach. Natsu reached forward and with one quick movement of his hands, he ripped the bikini top from of her and took off running.

"Kyaa!" She jumped up and covered her now exposed chest with her arms. Gray began to laugh hysterically at the idiot that was his teammate. He was so going to enjoy watching the beating that Lucy brought down upon the pink haired fool. "Natsu!"

Lucy began to chase the dragon slayer but found it hard to run while covering herself. Not to mention just how fast Natsu was running. Gray looked back to the red head and noticed that she didn't even stir even with Lucy's loud shriek. Gray found himself laughing harder when he realized what Erza would do to Natsu once she found out.

"Natsu, give me back my bikini top!" Lucy yelled as she chased Natsu. Natsu turned around and smirked at the blond while running backwards. Her cheeks were tinted a light pink as she ran but her movements caught Natsu's attention. His eyes wondered down and saw that the way she held onto her chest made it look that much larger. His eyes widened as they bounced with each step. His speed began to slow as he felt something run down from his nose. He used his hand to wipe it away to see the crimson colored blood that now streaked his hand. Natsu's mind began to race once he realized that his nose was bleeding. He had gotten a nose bleed. While watching Lucy run. And in such a perverted way.

Dammit! He really was a pervert! Natsu internally freaked out on himself and didn't notice the angered blond approaching him. Gray noticed the red flowing on Natsu's face and now he was clutching his side from laughing so hard. And Natsu calls him a pervert.

The blond was close and could almost reach him but when she went to remove her hand she realized that that would leave part of her chest exposed so she quickly pulled it back. She found herself unable to stop as the sand provided nothing for her feet to grip. She slipped and found herself falling face first into Natsu. The impact pulled Natsu from his thoughts once he found himself laying in the sand and a half naked Lucy laying on top of him.

The deep blush had returned to Lucy and Natsu stared at her once he realized something. Lucy was half naked and on top of him! The skin on skin contact left both of them feeling dazed yet a sort of spark ran through them. The blond found herself unable to move, she couldn't tear her eyes away from his charcoal ones. Natsu stared into her brown orbs, trying his best not to focus on anything perverted. But once he noticed the blush that dusted her delicate cheeks, the way she bit her lip just slightly and the embarrassment that shined in her eyes, he realized something else.

Lucy was beautiful.

How had he not seen this before? He felt as if he were drawn to her, as if there was some sort of pull coming from her. His hand lifted and cupped her cheeks as her chocolate eyes widened just slightly. Her began to pull her to him as both of their eyes began to close. They could feel the others breath, their racing hearts pounding against their chests. They were just an inch away. Lucy couldn't believe what was happening. She was actually about to kiss her best friend. Their eyes were closed and their lips now touched slightly. Natsu was about to close the distance but the sound of footsteps reached his ears.

"What the hell is going on here?!" Lucy and Natsu both flinched. Lucy jumped off the dragon slayer, grabbing her top along the way. Natsu began to shiver as the scarlet haired mage approached. Lucy turned away from Natsu and quickly replaced her top before turning back around. Natsu's eyes pleaded with her as she giggled.

"I-it's not w-what it looks l-like Erza, I-I swear!" Natsu defended.

"Oh really, then explain." Erza gripped her sword tightly and brought it close to his neck.

"Me and Lucy were just playing around and she tripped, right Lucy?" His eyes begged and pleaded for her to agree but once she smirked he knew that he was in trouble.

"Natsu stole my top and I began to chase him. I then tripped and landed on top of him and that's when you came over." Lucy walked towards Natsu who gulped at the dark aura surrounding the requip mage.

"You did what?!" Lucy leaned down, her face an inch from his.

"That's what you get for playing such a trick on me. If you just wanted a kiss, you should have asked." With a wink, she stood back up leaving a shocked fire mage gawking after her. As she walked away she could hear the screams of her teammate and just laughed. She looked over by the towels to see that Gray was also passed out and Lucy could only imagine what happened there. Poor Gray, poor Natsu.

Hey there! I am back with another chapter for you guys. I tried to make this another funny one and I hope I pulled it off. Please let me know what you think! The next chapter was a request from I always smile. The theme will be Hanabi, what do you think is going to happen?