Lucy fumed as she went thr
ugh the castle the next day, preparing to head to the little shop again, but c'mon... She stayed up till 3:00 in morning, and never saw him even once!
Though to her surprise, she awoke to another rose on her pillow, meaning he was THERE... But not when she wanted him to be there! He waited till she was ASLEEP.
Lucy drawled about her morning, but cheered up as she started on her way to the small shop, at around noon. And smiled brightly as the pretty bell rung pleasingly, and the three men who worked there swiveled around to greet her happily.
Lucy walked up to Natsu immediately, and he watched her with an amused expression.
"So? How'd the stake out go?~" He asked, though she could hear the playful, teasing-ness on the ends of his sentence. Lucy frowned
"H-He waited till I fell asleep..." she mumbled, causing Natsu to laugh boisterously at her admit of defeat.
"Now, that's a shame~ I guess you can't outsmart him, huh?~" Natsu chided, letting his pride blind him again.
Lucy's eye's widened a bit "That's it!~" she cheered, before turning on her heel, and starting off, out the door.
Natsu blinked, wide-eyed "O-O-Oi! Whattya doin'?!" He called after her, but it was already too late.
Lucy lay on her bed, sleeping soundly, breathing out puffs of air, oblivious to the light footsteps that traversed across her room...
Well, that's what she wanted him to believe anyway. She was actually awake, inwardly smiling to herself, as she felt the presence of another person move
closer...
Almost...
Almoooost...
"Gotcha!~" Lucy said, as she jumped up, aiming to tackle The Salamander, but was only greeted with empty arms and the cold stone floor. "O-Ow..." she mumbled, sitting up, and looking around, finding no hint that anyone was even there... But then she heard a laugh from above her.
Lucy gasped, and quickly looked up, towards the rafters, to find the cloaked young man laying on one of the thick wooden beams, arms folded behind his head, and peering down at her.
"Well, that wasn't bad at all~" He commented, before sitting up, smiling a warm smile that turned Lucy's insides to mush. But it looked SO familiar!
The blonde blushed lightly, clenching her fists by her chest "S-Salamder..." she murmured.
"hm?~" The mysterious guy above her cocked his head.
Lucy smiled, looked him right in the eyes, before saying; "Salamander, won't you come down for a second~?"
Salamander narrowed his eyes, giving her a quick once-over "Why should I?" he asked.
Lucy sighed "because I want to thank you, baka"
If the mask had been gone, she undoubtedly would've seen the red painting over his face. He knew well what her "thank you" was, but if he got too close, she surely would figure out who he really was... Right?
It was almost a certainty, and a risk he couldn't risk taking... But... He wouldn't lie, he WAS pretty curious as to how her lips would feel against his... Probably really soft, he thought, as his eyes flickered to her mouth, before glancing out the balcony. It was a crescent moon... Meaning is was pretty dark... Also meaning... He maybe, just maybe, could get away with this... Just one kiss wouldn't hurt, right?
After the long silence, he finally caved, sliding off the wooden beam, and landing lightly in front of her, and Lucy smiled happily, before grabbing his tie, and pulling him down, and pressing her lips to his.
He taste and scent was one she wouldn't soon forget. He tasted like firewood, and smelled like a forest. And honestly it was pretty refreshing. That, along with sensation of his rough, yet soft, lips moving against hers wasn't half bad either.
She parted after 30 seconds, panting lightly, as she stared deeply into his onyx eyes. "Do you... Believe in love at first sight..?" She questioned softly.
He chuckled dryly "Sometimes"
"HALT" That was a new voice. Salamander quickly leaped away from her, cursing under his breath, as two guards came in, already calling for backup.
He didn't have a second to waste. He turned, running as fast as he to the balcony, while dodging a few bullets. There it was. The edge. He jumped onto the railing, perched like a cat, but before he could even attempt to make his exit, he felt a stinging pain near his eye, and his mask fell off. A bullet had grazed him. But there was no time to pick the mask up! He had to run for it! So he swiftly hopped off the balcony, and retreated into darkness. He only hoped no one saw...
"you seem happy" Natsu commented, as Lucy came in, smiling.
"I finally got to thank Salamander~" She said proudly, ignoring the snickers from Natsu's co-workers.
A light blush spread over his cheeks "Oh, that's great!~" He grinned.
Lucy frowned a bit, noticing a bandage on the left side of his head, near his eye, but quickly dismissed it, as she walked up to Natsu, who was currently sitting on the counter. "And you helped me out a lot too, so thanks, Natsu..." She said softly, before leaning over and pecking his lips.
...
...
...
... Wait...
...
Lucy frowned, licking her lips to make sure... But there was nothing else... He tasted like firewood...
Lucy's eyes widened, as she realization FINALLY dawned on her.
Natsu sat, wide-eyed, blushing a bit, but he could tell from the look on her face... She recognized the kiss...
"well, shi-"
"Salamander!"
A voice boomed from the door, causing Natsu to fall top the floor in surprise.
"h-huh?!" he asked, quickly standing.
"We have eye witnesses..."
"You're... Salamander?" Lucy finished the guards thoughts.
Natsu grit his teeth "damnit, didn't know you morons would get it this fast!" he spoke, as he leapt over the counter, rushing past the guards. "Don't you know when to quit?!"
The guards followed him, and Lucy followed, but watching him dodge their bullets, and jump from roofs... There was no mistaking it, it was Salamander.
"Salamander!" Lucy called after him, and Natsu grimaced at her painfully.
"Looks like my time here is up... But for the record..." Natsu jumped off the roof, landing in front of her, grabbed her chin and kissing her quickly, before pulling back, and whispering something to her. Natsu then turned, and ran, just like always.
Lucy's eyes watered, a weak smile coming onto her face.
'I do believe in love at first sight...'
Not over yet, kiddies~ still more to come~ this series won't be particularly long, but it'll be cute :3 nuff said.