Author's Note: Ok, I lied there will be two bonus chapters, this being one of them. Gruvia is coming soon I promise. All credit goes to Hiro Mashima, 'cause he's the man. As always feel free to let me know what you think and let me know if there is anything I need to fix. Enjoy!

Natsu and Lucy held hands all the way to Lucy's apartment. She was shaking from both cold and excitement. She couldn't believe it, Natsu had forgiven her and asked her out. Lucy couldn't wait to tell Levy, but from the looks of it at the dance, Levy was currently occupied and in a similar situation.

Lucy shivered again as they walked and snuck a glance at Natsu, who was looking back at her grinning from ear to ear. She blushed and smiled.

"That dress doesn't seem to be keeping you warm very much. How about I help ya out?" Natsu threw an arm around her and pulled her close as they continued walking. "Does this help?"

"Yes, thank you." Lucy's shivering died down a bit thanks to the walking space heater that was now hers. Eventually, they made it to Lucy's apartment and she let the both of them in. Natsu stepped in and looked around.

"You didn't open any of your Christmas presents." He pointed to the tree. "These were here this morning right?"

"Yeah, they were, but two of them are for you and Happy. It didn't feel right to open the other presents without you guys here." Lucy looked back and saw that Natsu was confused. "When I put the presents under the tree it was before we fought. I assumed that you guys would have showed up at my apartment at some point today."

"That's kinda funny, because before all of this happened, I was planning on surprising you Christmas morning, and then when I found that necklace, it would have just been an added surprise for you. Oh, speaking of which why don't you let me put it on you?"

"Uh…sure." Lucy replied as she took the box out of her purse and handed it to him.

Natsu delicately opened the box and pulled the necklace out, the pennant sparkling from the Christmas lights in her room. He set the empty box on the table and took a step closer towards her. Lucy lifted her hair from her neck as he reached around her to clasp the necklace on. She smelled of warm vanilla. His face felt hot. Once it was clasped he stepped back and saw that Lucy was just as red as he was.

"Thank you." Lucy smiled. "Close your eyes, I have something for you too."

"Do I have to?" Natsu teasingly whined.

"Yes or you don't get your present." Lucy warned as she started walking backwards towards the tree.

"Fine." Natsu huffed, but complied sitting down in on the couch. A few minutes of rustling later, he felt Lucy sit down beside him.

"You can open your eyes now." Lucy said. He could hear the excitement in her voice and when he opened his eyes he saw Lucy holding out a box to him. "Merry Christmas"

"Thank you." He took the box from her, it was heavier than he expected. He could see that she put some effort into wrapping it, it was almost to pretty to open.

"Aren't you going to open it?" Lucy teased him

"I'm going." Natsu grinned at her and tore through the paper with gusto and opened the plain box. He reached into the box and pulled out the statue. He looked at it in silence, his expression unreadable.

"Do you like it?" Lucy asked, suddenly afraid she upset him again. "I found it at the shop where you got the necklace. The shop keeper told me that it was modeled after your dad, Igneel." Lucy began to speak quickly. "If you don't like it I can…."

Natsu put a hand on her leg to silence her and looked her in the eyes. She could see both pain and happiness.

"It's amazing Luce. It looks exactly like him, just a younger version with less scars." Natsu smiled at her. "I love it. Whoever made this has an incredible eye for detail. Now you know what my dad looks like when you meet him." He hugged her tightly. "Thank you. You've given me the best two gifts I have ever received."

"Huh?" Lucy asked, confused.

"You've given me the chance to see my dad as often as I want until I find him, and more importantly, you've given me you. I couldn't have asked for more. Merry Christmas Luce."

"Merry Christmas Natsu."

Author's Note: Cheesy yes, but I like fluffy cheesiness. I can't believe I forgot to put this in earlier, sorry about that. Expect some Gruiva fluffiness in the next couple of days. Thanks for sticking with me guys!