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Chapter 20

He Loves Me

Natsu was annoyed with how long it was taking to get their dinner. It wouldn't be long before Lucy got out of her bath and he wanted to be there. He was waiting at a nearby deli and staring holes into the worker who seemed to be taking his dear sweet time. When he finally finished, Natsu took it from him as politely as he could (not very, considering he snatched the bag out of his hands) and headed back to Lucy's.

Entering through the window revealed that Lucy was still in the bathroom, but since he didn't hear any splashes-he knew that she was out of the bath. He tried not to think about her nude wet body beyond that door, but the more he tried, the less he succeeded. The fire wizard set the food from the deli on Lucy's kitchen counter and glanced around the place.

Table. Wall. Vase. Wet—NO! Closet. Doorknob. Naked—DAMNIT!

His head whipped back toward the bedroom when he heard the bathroom door open. He saw a glimpse of her wrapped up in a towel walking past the bedroom doorway, and he raced back over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind in three seconds flat.

"Natsu!"

"Hey Luce! I missed you! You take too long. You smell nice." He was speaking into her neck and breathing her in.

"Natsu, I need to get dressed-"

"What for?" He nibbled her neck.

"Uh..." she blushed, "because I have a guest...?"

"Nobody's here but us, Luce."

"Yea knucklehead.. you're my guest." Lucy sighed as he clamped onto her neck and sucked lightly.

After he enjoyed a moment with her skin, he lifted his head and spoke in her ear, "I'm a guest? I don't like that word. Sounds too formal."

"Okay Mr. Dragon. If you're not a guest, then what are you?" Lucy asked.

"Mmm.." Natsu smiled and turned her around to face him. "Just Natsu. Your partner. No way am I just a guest. We know each other too well."

Lucy had to smile at that, it was true. "We do know each other pretty well don't we?"

Natsu seemed stoked that she agreed with him, "Hell yea we do! It's like we've been together for a long time already."

The Celestial mage blushed at that, "..Together?"

Natsu flashed her a cunning smile and tilted her chin up to meet his lips with hers. His warm tongue delved into her mouth briefly before he pulled away, "Together."

When she simply continued staring into his eyes, he went on, "If I have my way, we'll stay together. Dragons keep what's theirs."

A hint of a grin crossed Lucy's lips when she said, "And if I run again?"

The fire dragon growled and pulled her hips against his and held her there firmly, "I'd come find you." His voice lowered, "and you'd owe me another prize."

Lucy's heart found its way back to her throat when she heard him speak those words. It almost sounded like he was daring her to run. She'd have to find Jellal someday and get him to teach her his little trick on hiding smells. Then who'd be laughing? "You know, I used to kinda get freaked out when you talked like that."

"Oh yea?" Natsu blinked curiously, "used to? What about now?"

She blushed when she confessed, "I think it's kinda hot..."

The dragonslayer grinned mischievously, appreciating her squeak when he lifted her up and held her by making her legs straddle his torso, spinning her around. "I knew you'd come around!"

"Na, Nastu!" Lucy yelped, feeling very vulnerable about still only being in a towel.

He dunked her onto her bed and leaned over her with one arm. "Thanks for letting me stay over Luce."

Lucy cocked an eyebrow at him. Her hair was splayed all over the pillow from how he'd manhandled her. In an effort to buy time to calm her breathing, she said, "You still owe me a dress."

Natsu groaned, "Are you still on that?"

His lady chuckled, "You're not the only one who doesn't forget!"

"Just another reason for me not to let you get dressed, Luce." He idly twirled some of her hair around his finger.

"Oh Mavis, Natsu, you are incorrigible!"

His eyes moved from her hair back to her eyes, a delighted spark in his eyes, "Encourageable?"

Lucy opened her mouth to respond, but Natsu used it as an opportunity to steal another kiss. He leaned in on her quickly and swung a leg over her as well. He aggressively placed his mouth onto hers and toyed with her tongue, there was just no getting used to her taste. Truly this woman was his mate. He wouldn't ever consider anyone else, Lucy was for him and it made everything that had ever happened make sense. His instincts were calling for him to make her his, to show her exactly why she would never want anyone but him. The dragon caught her tongue with his teeth momentarily and she moaned her pleasured surprise. He chuckled without parting from her lips, but then she struck back at him by capturing his tongue in a powerful suck. Natsu groaned in the unexpected pleasure that sent a strong wave of lust to every inch of his body. His strength failed a little and her actions nearly had him fall on top of her. He growled and pressed his body to her's to regain dominance and she hummed delightfully, releasing him.

Lucy smiled and cooed out, "Got you..."

Natsu growled again and brought his hands to her chest and his teeth met with her neck again. The towel covering her was soft, but what was underneath was much softer. His partner seemed incredibly pleased that he toyed with both at once. Her face was blushing madly when he lifted himself from her neck, placing quite a bit of pressure to her bosom. She called out his name and that was that. With another growl Natsu pulled away the towel like unwrapping a long awaited present. He stopped short suddenly when the towel fell to her sides as he found her pale skin in all its glory. Perfection didn't even start to describe his opinion. "Ohh Luce..."

"NATSU!" Lucy started reaching for her blanket, towel, anything! Warm hands grabbed her wrists before she laid a finger on any cover. Natsu swept her into his arms and sat on her bed with her in his lap. He put his lips to hers again and pressed his tongue through. One hand held her head right at his, announcing his hunger to her in the way he assailed her mouth. The other hand gently lifted her nearest leg and rested it on his shoulder. Very warm fingertips then trailed from her ankle to her knee, when those fingers reached about mid thigh he felt Lucy shudder and moan across his lips. She felt him smile and she knew the predator had come for her. His fingers ghosted down to her middle where he teased the skin there that he found so soft. Lucy groaned as the new sensation hit her and his hand on her head fell to the back of her neck as she broke from their kiss to cry out for him.

"Nat~suu!"

He nibbled her jawline with a devilish smile still decorating his lips and replied, "That's a much better way to say my name. I love you Luce, I'll always be here when you call." He laid her back down on the bed as he tickled her core, laying on his side right next to her. The flame tamer watched with deep interest as her breasts went up and down with her unsteady breathing. He warmed her three favorite fingers and thrust them into her and he clamped his lips around her nearest nipple. The scream of pleasure he got from her was more than enough to make his length stronger and harder than it had every been. He grunted as he felt it push onto Lucy's thigh. Lucy sighed in resignation and lifted her head to see him at her breast and raised a hand to dig into his hair. Once she had a strong grip, she used it to lift his head up violently to meet her eyes. Natsu's eyes were slitted and dangerous, she hadn't a clue how much her tugging at him like that affected his already aching drive. He breathed heavily and looked into her eyes just like a beast would to their prey.

That look was the sexiest thing she'd ever borne witness to. Lucy let out several rasped breaths before she worked up the courage to say, "Clothes off. Now."

"Aye sir." He breathed before kissing her teasingly, feeling her attempt to capture his tongue again. The wizard lowered himself to her breasts, nibbled both of their tips, and lowered himself more, tracing his lips down her belly. He could feel her shiver as he lowered his feet to the floor and his lips reached that sweet aroma of her lower middle. He breathed it in deeply even though he knew he'd never forget it, and planted his lips on the softest part of her entire body. Lucy instinctively arched her back as much as it would bend as she screamed out his name more than once.

It was maddening, how much Natsu enjoyed Lucy's untainted creams. He obeyed his lady as he sucked her there, halting occasionally so delve his magically warmed tongue about her by shimmying out of his vest. Yes. He would make sure she would never be interested in anyone but him. Only he would ever get to taste her treasures. She was his, and would remain forever so. Only he would be so willing to please her. Lucy would stay with him, she would cry only his name. He growled into her core as he thought of how he'd do this all day everyday if that's what it took. She was his.

The vibrations down there from his growl was Lucy's undoing. Her eyes widened but she saw nothing as a wave of euphoria came over her like nothing she'd ever experienced before. The first orgasm of a virgin is a rare and unexplainable sensation of numbness and pressure, of tingles and chills, of multiple heated waves of immeasurable pleasure that comes beating down the walls of sanity. She had tried to clamp her legs together, but Natsu held them down, prolonging the state of bliss that his partner found herself in as he received an immense bounty of her juices he loved so much.

Natsu didn't quite understand why he felt so pleased, but he was very content with himself when she ceased trying to lift up her thighs. He made one more sweet, long lick up her middle and stood up to look at the lady that would be his forever. Lucy looked back at him with her mouth agape, her eyes fogged with the remains of ecstasy. The fire dragonslayer discovered that his hunger felt surprisingly sated. His woman was pleased. Soon she would be his mate. He silently decided that it should not be this day, let her think on it some first. She seemed to like to think—and he was pretty sure she'd think of him well.

He smiled and leaned down to her face and pressed his lips to hers in a long, closed mouth kiss. Then he leaned his forehead to hers and said, "See, you didn't need to get dressed to enjoy my company."

"Damn you Natsu..." She murmured. Her eyes were growing heavy. Natsu glanced out the window and discerned that it was barely past dinnertime.

"Hey Luce, are you going to sleep?" Natsu nuzzled his nose on her cheek.

"No..." she lied.

Natsu'e eyebrow twitched and she turned to her side and snuggled one of his arms. "Luce! What are you going to sleep for?"

"Mmmm..."

He sighed and half smiled at her. She had had a trying day... he supposed he could let her rest. His hunger had been satisfied, so there was not a reason in this world he shouldn't just lay here with his mate-to-be. Eventually, he drifted to sleep as well. Not before he'd managed to memorize the exact color of her skin and freckles, the pattern of her breathing, and shape of her lips while she let out tiny little kitten snores, of course.

Mine.

^.^

That morning, Natsu woke up with the happiest feeling he'd ever felt.

That is... until he noticed he was alone in the bed.

He sat up and scanned the room. The Celestial vest he'd worn yesterday was no longer on the floor, but folded neatly and placed on the dresser. He frowned. How the hell does she always wake up before me here?

The fire wizard sniffed the air, but it didn't help much. This whole place carried her scent—and these bed sheets smelled like...

He leaped out of the bed like it was filled with snakes. Not now... where the fuck is Luce?

Rubbing a hand through his pink spiky hair, he called for her. No answer. He walked to the bathroom and knocked. No answer. Frowning, he opened the door to find the room empty.

Not bothering to replace his vest, he walked into the kitchen in his search. Natsu spied the deli bag he'd gotten yesterday for their dinner on the counter. Lucy's half of the meal was gone. Attached to the bag was a slip of paper. He pulled it free and recognized Lucy's neat penmanship.

Dragonslayer,

You are so sweet to have gotten this for us! My sandwich was just the way I like it, and may I say that you've earned some points by knowing exactly what I like! Thank you!

Now to matters at hand.

I'm gone and I'm not coming back. I'm finding a nice cozy place to stay in the forest for a while and there's nothing you can do about it!

Catch me if you can, Lucy.

Fire emitted from Natsu's body as he began to grip the frail paper tightly. The smile he wore was that of a hunter introduced to a fresh and intriguing challenge. Lucy wanted to play huh? He wondered how far of a lead she had... Natsu raced back to her room, threw on his vest and raced out the window. She's gonna owe me another prize...

And may the odds forever be in your favor! Mwahahahahahahaha!

Much love

Stay naughty

Wear clean undies, or go commando. Either way is GREAT!

Seri aka Lick