LUCY SEEING NATSU WITH FREEEEEEEECKLEEEESSS (cute ass freckles mhh)

Left, right, left hook, step back, duck, turn around aaand -

"Karyu no Yokugeki !" The young dragon slayer was panting and dripping with sweat, his bare skin glistening in the sunlight. "Did you see that one, Happy?" - "Aye, Sir!" He grinned triumphantly and was about to get back to his training when a familiar scent caught his nose.

"Geez, do you want to start a wildfire?"

"Oh, hi Lucy!" He turned around with a happy smile, which turned into a frown when he saw her expression change upon seeing his face. "Why are you staring like that?"

She could have listed many reasons.

His bare upper body, his defined muscles, his tousled hair, the way his chest rose with each breath, the beads of sweat rolling down his skin… But right now, the only thing really occupying her brain was his face.

"Lucy! Why are you looking at me like this?" Rubbing a hand over his face nervously, he wondered if he had forgotten to wash it after lunch. But when he had last seen his reflection in the little crooked mirror on his bedroom wall, he had looked just fine.

She covered her mouth with one hand while pointing the index finger of the other at him, barely holding back her laughter. "Y-Your… face!" She burst into a fit of giggles, taking a few steps towards him to get a better look.

Freckles. Millions of them. They were covering his nose and spreading across his cheeks, and when she let her gaze travel downwards and over his abs unashamedly, she noticed they also were on his shoulders, even sprinkled across his chest. Mesmerized by the pattern, she unconsciously stretched out her hand to touch them. Gently, she let her fingertips grace his upper shoulders and travel along his neck and to his jawline, her mouth open in concentration. She only realized how close she had come when she could feel his hot breath on her face. A shiver ran down her spine as he cleared his throat. "Um…Lucy?" His voice was nervous, but with a husky undertone that made her heart beat faster and her body temperature spike. Quickly, she dropped her hand and took a step back.

"I..I didn't know you get freckles." She tried to sound nonchalant, pretending to not have noticed the overwhelming force of attraction which had built up between them just moments ago, and which threatened to come back full force if she not immediately steered her thoughts in a different direction. "So, um, I just wanted to ask if you and Happy would like to have dinner with me tonight. I realized I bought a bit too much and-"

"Yes!"- "Aye!" She chuckled, then turned pink when she realized that Happy was here. Which meant he had been here the whole time. Which meant… Oh shit. She was thankful -and suspicious- that he had held back his usual remarks and glanced up at him curiously. A big grin spread across his face when he caught her eyes, a mischievous twinkle in his. Uh oh.

Before she could put her plan of tying him to the next tree with her whip and making him promise to never tell anyone about this into action, Natsu chimed in. "A lot of people have freckles."

"What?" She looked at him in confusion.

"A lot of people have freckles." He repeated, as if defending himself. "It's not a bad thing."

"Of course not." She didn't even try not to laugh at his expression. "Is this because I laughed? I'm so sorry!" she giggled. "I was just surprised. I mean….I really like them, actually."

She shot a death glare in Happy's general direction. One sound and no fish for at least a week, was how the blue cat interpreted it. He gulped and quickly hid behind the roof. Lucy can be so scary sometimes.

Natsu was completely oblivious to this little scene, but seemed incredibly relieved at her words. A smile spread across his face and lit up his eyes. "You do?"

"Yeah." She blushed under his intense stare and quickly turned around. "So, you coming or what?"

"Sure! I'll just grab my vest and scarf, I'll be back in a second."

"Just the scarf is enough."